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How influencers boosting US-based AI and opposing Chinese AI are paid with money tied to Leading the Future, funded by execs from OpenAI, Palantir, a16z, others

Build American AI, a nonprofit linked to a super PAC bankrolled by executives at OpenAI and Andreessen Horowitz

Wired Taylor Lorenz

Discussion

  • @natolambert Nathan Lambert on x
    Whether or not intentional this has collateral damage turning people against open models. Has been pretty obvious to see it playing out.
  • @spencerdailey Spencer Dailey on x
    the past few months I've seen (a lot more of) what I think are low quality inauthentic comments that promote/bash specific AI tools, on forum like HN and reddit. it seems to track with how high the stakes are in the AI race and how much propaganda we know is being dark funded
  • @taylorlorenz Taylor Lorenz on bluesky
    Sample script handed to creators: “I just learned that China is trying really hard to beat the US in AI.  If they do, it could mean that China gets personal data from me and my kids.”  —  OpenAI is currently backing US tech laws that would mandate mass harvesting data from childr…
  • @william_fitz William Fitzgerald on x
    Jesus christ. Palantir and OpenAI execs got caught real bad here. They hired an agency to try get left wing creators to shill for big AI industry. Some creators refused (good on them) Any time you see an IG video from a creator saying they love AI, it's probably paid content.