Brockman has already provided an initial $25 million in funding, a commitment he first made in August 2025. The amount withdrawn represents less than 0.1% of his personal fortune, which Forbes listed this month at $25.5 billion based on his stake in OpenAI. This reversal in political spending comes as the company navigates growing sensitivity toward AI regulation among its workforce and the public ahead of the midterm elections.
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OpenAI Employees Force Brockman to Scrap $25M PAC Pledge
US Politics18 days ago
Internal pushback at the artificial intelligence developer led the company's president to withdraw a promised financial contribution to a political action committee. Reporting from Semafor, the Wall Street Journal, and the New York Times indicates that staff pressure influenced Greg Brockman's decision to scrap a second $25 million payment to the Leading the Future super PAC. In a leaked Slack message, Brockman told employees that the political group had become a "distraction" for the firm and that he felt terrible the organization continued to reflect on the company.
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