Some prominent names in Silicon Valley are investing more than $100M into a political action committee to defend artificial intelligence amongst harsh regulations, The Wall Street Journal reported.
OpenAI President Greg Brockman and venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz are amongst those investing in the Leading the Future super PAC, the news outlet added, citing conversations with the group.
Maker of the popular ChatGPT chatbot, OpenAI is backed by Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), SoftBank (OTCPK:SFTBY) and others.
“There is a vast force out there that’s looking to slow down AI deployment, prevent the American worker from benefiting from the U.S. leading in global innovation and job creation and erect a patchwork of regulation,” Josh Vlasto and Zac Moffatt, the group’s leaders, said in a statement obtained by the news outlet. “This is the ecosystem that is going to be the counterforce going into next year.”
The PAC will begin its work in New York, California, Illinois and Ohio, four states that are seen as “key” AI policy battlegrounds, The Journal added. It will also support Democrats and Republicans, with the campaign slated to start later this year.
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