To regulate or not to regulate, that’s the question. At least it’s the one plaguing the AI industry. There have been two clear factions in response to that question, and they are both rapidly solidifying their place in American politics.

On one side, you have those who view most AI safety regulations as an obstacle to innovation. Pushing that narrative in Washington D.C. is “ Leading the Future ,” a super PAC backed by venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, OpenAI president Greg Brockman, Palantir co-founder Joe Lonsdale, and the AI search engine company Perplexity.

Leading the Future launched in August with a mission to spend more than $100 million to guarantee that pro-AI/anti-regulation candidates win in the 2026 midterm elections, with their first official target being New York

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