Leading the Future

@Politico Playbook this AM SCOOP — AI industry backs five Dems: Leading the Future, the umbrella group coordinating the AI industry’s $125-million super PAC network, is throwing its weight behind five House Democrats as it works to shape legislative fights around AI, POLITICO’s Brendan Bordelon scoops. The group is backing Reps. Josh Gottheimer(N.J.), Sam Liccardo (Calif.), Yvette Clarke (N.Y.), Suhas Subramanyam (Va.) and Jimmy Gomez(Calif.). It’s the latest sign that Leading the Future plans to spend its considerable war chest on both sides of the aisle, even as voters increasingly view tech companies as aligned with Republicans. politico.com/newsletters/pl…

@AlexanderMcCoy4 @sama @OpenAI Please tell the dark money groups paying your bills to correct their talking points they sent you to parrot lying about our positions and mission. It’s getting old. Our framework: newsweek.com/how-america-ca…

Cool ideas @sama! I know some members of Congress who can get right to work on writing the legislation! Some quick questions: 1) How much equity in @OpenAI should we plan on you contributing? Will it be your own equity, a dilution of existing shares, or is your idea that the federal government will buy shares using taxpayer dollars once you IPO? 2) How many tens of millions of dollars of your own money are you pledging to commit to pass these policies you say are necessary? How are you going to counter the hundred million dollars of @LeadingFutureAI political spending which opposes these policies, which is funded by your own investors and fellow executives? 3) How are you directing OpenAI Chief of Policy Chris Lehane to redirect OpenAI’s massive lobbyist and public affairs resources to support this agenda, which they currently actively oppose? @realhumansfirst

@ShakeelHashim @AnthropicAI @ReadTransformer Ah, found it. The “story” that starts with: “This week has been dominated by headlines about Anthropic’s principled — and admirable — fight with the Pentagon.” Got it…

@LeadingFutureAI @AnthropicAI @ReadTransformer I wrote about the Anthropic policy change a few weeks ago — made it pretty clear I think it's bad! transformernews.ai/p/anthropic-vo…

My initial take on this: Generally the ideas in it seem pretty good and important, and it's good that OpenAI is pushing for them. But the general tone of the document feels off — in particular, I think it does not accurately reflect what OpenAI leadership thinks will happen to jobs. And right now, the super PACs Greg Brockman is funding (which Chris Lehane helped set up) are not advocating for policies like these, and are arguably actively fighting against some of these principles. Will they change course?

@daniel_271828 @robbensinger @allTheYud If you are looking for honesty, please ask @daniel_271828 to stop lying about us… newsweek.com/how-america-ca…

@robbensinger @allTheYud The lobbying isn’t even the biggest part - OpenAI leadership is spending a ton of money on super PACs to intimidate politicians away from regulating AI. OpenAI’s revealed preference is for the frontier to be unregulated

Fascinating piece. It seems honest! My one caveat, on "labs aren’t lying when they say they want regulation while still racing ahead": Altman seems to lie about everything, and OpenAI has poured a massive amount of money into lobbying against regulation.

SBF cash gives AI PAC fuel for going after Assemblymember Bores coindesk.com/policy/2026/03…

Today would also be a great day for him to disclose his donors? @washingtonpost yesterday reported @bradrcarson said he raised $100 million but in the @WSJ this morning he said $75 million. Yet, we only know of one donor @AnthropicAI at what he says is $20 million. washingtonpost.com/wp-intelligenc… wsj.com/politics/polic…

Hey flagging for awareness that either @bradrcarson lied or is completely out of the loop. His suggestion that the Blackburn proposal was made at the request of President Trump is 100% fake news. Today we see the real deal not Brad’s counterfeit.

@AlexanderMcCoy4 Ah. You are talking about Public First. Now it makes sense. Glad we cleared that up.

@LeadingFutureAI Don’t play dumb. You want to do exactly what the Crypto industry did: dump a hundred million dollars on a few politicians you’ll make “examples” out of, until everybody in Washington D.C. is afraid they’ll be next, and will rubber stamp the industry writing its own rules.

That “framework”:

And for those who want to know our strategy and why we support policymakers who want to pass a national regulatory framework for AI that creates good jobs for American workers, wins the race against China and protects the safety of kids, users and communities. From Punchbowl: m.youtube.com/watch?v=b3oQS1…

@bradrcarson What is your strategy? And while we’re at it, who are your donors?

From Public First's side (pro-regulation), this is definitely not our strategy. It is the strategy of LTF, at least to date.

@daniel_271828 Did Anthropic pay a bonus for the extra adjectives?

In a large upset, LTF (the OpenAI-Andreessen super PAC) takes a major loss in IL-02, where they backed Jesse Jackson Jr. Notably Jackson is famously corrupt, and I wonder if LTF’s toxic AI money fed into existing negative sentiments towards him.

“We congratulate Melissa Bean on her victory tonight. She recognizes that the United States must work toward a national regulatory framework for AI that creates jobs, helps us stay ahead of China, and protects the safety of kids, users, and the community. Leading the Future was proud to support her campaign and looks forward to working with leaders who will prioritize innovation over doomerism." - Josh Vlasto, LTF Co-Strategist

“Jace Yarbrough’s victory in the TX-32 runoff reflects the growing demand for leaders who understand the importance of keeping America at the forefront of AI innovation and economic growth. Leading the Future was proud to support Jace, and we look forward to working with leaders like Jace who are committed to advancing AI policy that creates good jobs for American workers, helps us win the race against China, and protects the safety of kids, users, and the community” - Zac Moffatt, LTF Co-Strategist

Leading the Future, the $125 million political group backed by venture capitalist firm a16z and OpenAI president and co-founder Greg Brockman, won’t be a one-hit wonder. More from @Dareasmunhoz: punchbowl.news/article/tech/a…

We had a great conversation with @JakeSherman at @PunchbowlNews Conference, focusing on AI policy and the midterms. This event gathered leaders from both the public and private sectors to address significant issues that will shape the future of our country and the world. We take immense pride in what we are building at @LeadingFutureAI . @ZacMoffatt and I discussed our mission to establish a political and policy center of gravity for AI. We are supprting advocates of a pro-AI innovation policy at scale and with purpose as we work towards a national regulatory framework that creates good jobs for American workers, wins the race against China, and protects the safety of children, users, and communities. - Josh Vlasto from Leading the Future on competing with China on AI policy: [Watch here](lnkd.in/eSPP6MUb) - Zac Moffatt from Leading the Future on AI’s midterm strategy: [Watch here](lnkd.in/ewVb2w99) For those interested in the full discussion, you can view the complete video here: [Full video](lnkd.in/egENUghT) [Politico](lnkd.in/eB7qJFKr)

Anthropic is backing a political and policy network that wants to boost artificial intelligence safety and the government restrictions that go along with it. Some progressives who support AI regulatory goals say it's becoming a problem. The details from @BenBrodyDC: punchbowl.news/article/tech/a…