Leading the Future

Leading the Future is an American super PAC network focused on lobbying for policies friendly to the artificial intelligence industry. It was launched in 2025 with over $100 million from industry stakeholders including Andreessen Horowitz and OpenAI President Greg Brockman. ^{[1] [2] [3]} Among the members of the network are the American Mission PAC, which supported Chris Gober, and the Think Big PAC, which targeted Alex Bores. ^[4]

Leading the Future is affiliated with the nonprofit Build American AI, which Axios describes as a dark money advocacy "offshoot" operating alongside the super PAC. ^[5] NBC News states that the network’s efforts are modeled after the pro-cryptocurrency group Fairshake. Josh Vlasto, a former advisor to Fairshake, is a top official at Leading the Future. ^[6] In response to the creation of Leading the Future, former members of Congress Brad Carson and Chris Stewart co-founded the super PAC network Public First, aiming to counter the group’s influence. ^[7]

References

1. "Exclusive | Silicon Valley Launches Pro-AI PACs to Defend Industry in Midterm Elections". Wall Street Journal .
2. "Super PAC aims to drown out AI critics in midterms, with $100M and counting". The Washington Post . 26 August 2025.
3. "Silicon Valley Pledges $200 Million to New Pro-A.I. Super PACs". The New York Times .
4. Gold, Hadas (2025-12-10). "Pro-AI super PAC launches first candidate ads". CNN . Retrieved 2025-12-18.
5. Isenstadt, Alex (2025-10-29). "AI industry-backed group to spend millions pushing regulation agenda". Axios . Retrieved 2025-11-23.
6. "'Slap in the face': White House irked by a new $100M pro-AI super PAC". NBC News . 2025-10-24. Retrieved 2025-12-21.
7. Nelson, Laura J. (2025-11-28). "Tech Titans Amass Multimillion-Dollar War Chests to Fight AI Regulation". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2025-12-21.