Silicon Valley heavyweights, led by Andreessen Horowitz and OpenAI, are pouring over $100 million into a new super PAC, Leading the Future, to push back against AI regulations.
The effort signals that tech leaders intend to play a major role in next year’s midterm elections, according to the Wall Street Journal. Leading the Future (LTF) is spearheaded by Horowitz and OpenAI President Greg Brockman, with Andreessen’s policy chief, Collin McCune, and OpenAI’s global affairs head, Chris Lehane, helping shape early discussions on creating industry-friendly AI regulations.
The new $100 million super PAC network will utilize campaign donations and digital ads to support friendly Democrats and Republicans at both the national and state levels, with a particular focus on the 2026 midterms. It will also oppose politicians that the group sees as holding back the AI industry.
“LTF and its affiliated organizations will oppose policies that stifle innovation, enable China to gain global AI superiority, or make it harder to bring AI’s benefits into the world, and those who support that agenda,” according to a press release.
AI is already transforming the global economy, and America should lead in advancing a policy governing AI expansion that drives innovation and broad economic growth for working people across the country.
LTF and its affiliated organizations will promote policies that unlock the…
— Leading the Future (@LeadingFutureAI) August 25, 2025
The group’s stance largely mirrors that of White House AI and crypto czar David Sacks, who has dismissed “AI doomers” and argued the private sector will secure U.S. dominance over China in the AI race, the Wall Street Journal reported.
Still, the super PAC’s launch comes as AI faces mounting scrutiny over privacy, mental health, and job losses, with governments struggling to strike a balance between oversight and innovation. As regulation emerges as a defining issue, Silicon Valley’s backing of Leading the Future positions tech leaders to heavily shape the outcome.
