Leading the Future
A coordinated network of AI-industry super PACs working to head off stricter AI regulation, chiefly by pushing a single federal framework that would override stronger state-level rules on issues like consumer protection and liability. Leading the Future is the lead committee, channeling money to the Democratic-facing Think Big and the Republican-facing American Mission. All draw on the same core backers — chiefly Andreessen Horowitz, and OpenAI president Greg Brockman and his wife. Explicitly modeled on the crypto industry’s FairShake network — and sharing a strategist with it — its party-split structure lets the network back pro-AI candidates in both parties while opposing those who favor stronger oversight. Layering money through these committees, and through an affiliated 501(c)(4), Build American AI, that is not required to disclose its donors, obscures the original source of the funds.
The Leading the Future PAC is an AI industry super PAC focused on electing pro-AI industry candidates and ousting those deemed unfavorable to their interests. It is affiliated with the Think Big Democrat-focused pro-AI super PAC, the American Mission pro-AI super PAC, and the Build American AI dark money group.
Think Big is Leading the Future’s Democratic-facing affiliate, a super PAC working to head off stricter AI regulation, chiefly by pushing federal rules that would override stronger state-level protections. It spends to support pro-AI Democratic candidates and oppose those who favor stronger oversight of the industry.
American Mission is Leading the Future’s Republican-facing affiliate, a super PAC working to head off stricter AI regulation, chiefly by pushing federal rules that would override stronger state-level protections. It spends to support pro-AI Republican candidates and oppose those who favor stronger oversight of the industry.
Build American AI is a 501(c)(4) dark money group affiliated with Leading the Future that is not required to disclose its donors. It runs issue campaigns and “grassroots” organizing against stricter AI regulation, framing the effort as broad public backing for the industry’s agenda.