AISN #62: Big Tech Launches $100 Million pro-AI Super PAC

<p> Also: Meta's Chatbot Policies Prompt Backlash Amid AI Reorganization; China Reverses Course on Nvidia H20 Purchases.</p> <p> In this edition: Big tech launches a $100 million pro-AI super PAC; Meta's chatbot policies prompt congressional scrutiny amid the company's AI reorganization; China reverses course on buying Nvidia H20 chips after comments by Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick.</p><p> Listen to the AI Safety Newsletter for free on Spotify or Apple Podcasts.</p><p><strong> Big Tech Launches $100 Million pro-AI Super PAC</strong></p><p> Silicon valley executives and investors are investing more than $100 million in a new political network to push back against AI regulations, signaling that the industry intends to be a major player in next year's U.S. midterms.</p><p> The super PAC is backed by a16z and Greg Brockman and imitates the crypto super PAC Fairshake. The network, called Leading the Future, is modeled on the crypto-focused super-PAC Fairshake and aims to influence AI [...]</p> <p>---</p><p><strong>Outline:</strong></p><p>(00:46) Big Tech Launches $100 Million pro-AI Super PAC</p><p>(02:27) Meta's Chatbot Policies Prompt Backlash Amid AI Reorganization</p><p>(04:45) China Reverses Course on Nvidia H20 Purchases</p><p>(07:21) In Other News</p> <p>---</p> <p><b>First published:</b><br/> August 27th, 2025 </p> <p><b>Source:</b><br/> <a href="https://newsletter.safe.ai/p/ai-safety-newsletter-62-big-tech?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://newsletter.safe.ai/p/ai-safety-newsletter-62-big-tech</a> </p> <p>---</p> <p>Want more? Check out our <a href="https://newsletter.mlsafety.org/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Episode+description+footer" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">ML Safety Newsletter</a> for technical safety research.</p> <p>Narrated by <a href="https://type3.audio/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Narrated+by+TYPE+III+AUDIO&utm_term=center_for_ai_safety&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TYPE III AUDIO</a>.</p> <p>---</p><div style="max-width: 100%";><p><strong>Images from the article:</strong></p><a href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NQ_Y!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F31a08d1d-bc5e-43d0-9664-5d3797244a26_1500x500.png" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NQ_Y!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F31a08d1d-bc5e-43d0-9664-5d3797244a26_1500x500.png" alt="Leading The Future’s branding. Source __T3A_LINK_IN_POST__." style="max-width: 100%;" /></a><hr style="margin-top: 24px; margin-bottom: 24px;" /><a href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!gjRH!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3587369f-4268-4546-b4ed-9743fccad5d8_1600x505.png" target="_blank"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!gjRH!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3587369f-4268-4546-b4ed-9743fccad5d8_1600x505.png" alt="An exerpt from Meta’s policies. Source __T3A_LINK_IN_POST__." style="max-width: 100%;" /></a><p><em>Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try <a href="https://pocketcasts.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Pocket Casts</a>, or another podcast app.</em></p></div>