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Greg Brockman rescinds $25M donation to AI super PAC, citing distraction

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OpenAI co-founder Greg Brockman has reversed his decision to donate a second $25 million to the Leading the Future Super PAC. Brockman initially pledged the funds in July, but has now called the PAC a "distraction" and will not proceed with the donation. This decision follows an earlier $25 million contribution to the same PAC. AI

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RANK_REASON News about a donation reversal and associated commentary from a prominent figure in the AI industry.

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Greg Brockman rescinds $25M donation to AI super PAC, citing distraction

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COVERAGE [2]

  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    OpenAI’s Greg Brockman drops his second $25m gift to an AI super PAC # news # AI # OpenAI # PAC # politics https:// thenextweb.com/news/greg-brock man-leading-t

    OpenAI’s Greg Brockman drops his second $25m gift to an AI super PAC # news # AI # OpenAI # PAC # politics https:// thenextweb.com/news/greg-brock man-leading-the-future-super-pac-second-25m?hl=en-US#:~:text=In%20July%2C%20a%20group%20of%20OpenAI%20employees,outside%20OpenAI%20ha…

  2. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · madrobotblog ·

    OpenAI’s Greg Brockman won’t give another $25 million to the pro-AI super PAC, calling it a “distraction” # OpenAI # AIPolicy # AI # ArtificialIntelligence # Te

    OpenAI’s Greg Brockman won’t give another $25 million to the pro-AI super PAC, calling it a “distraction” # OpenAI # AIPolicy # AI # ArtificialIntelligence # TechNews https:// madrobot.blog/2026/10/01/greg- brockman-openai-pulls-25-million-leading-the-future-super-pac/

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