OpenAI President Funds Group Fighting Some AI Restrictions

Oct 21, 2026
Greg Brockman and his wife donated $25 million to Leading the Future, which is spending millions across at least 48 congressional races.

OpenAI President Greg Brockman and his wife, Anna, donated $25 million to Leading the Future, a political group spending millions across at least 48 congressional races, Reuters reports. The group opposes regulations that it says would unduly restrict or delay AI development in the US.

Brockman and other OpenAI executives have also publicly supported federal AI safety measures. He was among six technology executives who signed President Donald Trump's voluntary safety agreement, which calls for independent audits and protections against AI systems accessing technical systems in unintended ways.

OpenAI said in a blog post that the Brockmans' donation was made in a personal capacity, not on behalf of the company. Leading the Future said it seeks "champions who can work together in Congress to advance a strong, responsible national regulatory AI framework."

Other contributors include Marc Andreessen, Ben Horowitz and Andreessen Horowitz, which gave a combined $50 million. OpenAI rival Anthropic has given at least $40 million to Public First Action, a political committee that opposes federal preemption of state AI rules.

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