OpenAI Staffers Are Funding a Rival Super Pac to Take on Their Boss
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- A group of OpenAI employees have donated over $215,000 to Guardrails Alliance, a super PAC advocating for stricter AI regulations.
- Guardrails Alliance aims to counter the pro-industry super PAC Leading the Future, which is backed by over $100 million, including from OpenAI cofounder Greg Brockman.
- Donations from OpenAI staff highlight internal tensions over AI policy, with employees expressing concerns about unregulated AI development.
- Guardrails Alliance plans to raise $15 million to support political races and leverage public opinion against industry-backed PACs.
- The PAC has supported candidates like Alex Bores and plans to back Democrats in future elections, emphasizing a broad, non-corporate donor base.