), another leading advocate of regulating AI, said the industry is trying “to make sure that they can continue doing whatever they want.”“It’s a problem,” she added. AI companies have modeled their lobbying efforts after crypto-backed groups, another influential segment of the tech industry that invested heavily in the 2022 and 2024 elections. Leading The Future, the main pro-AI industry super PAC backed by OpenAI, plans to spend at least $100 million to support candidates who favor AI adoption with minimal regulatory hindrances. AdvertisementMeanwhile, Anthropic, another AI company founded by former OpenAI executives, announced this week that it is investing $20 million in another super PAC focused on strengthening industry guardrails. The dueling AI super PACs could upend both parties’ coalitions and the tech industry itself.

Source: Huffington Post February 14, 2026 15:56 UTC