OpenAI draws a line between the company and a cofounder's political donations

• OpenAI's president has donated millions of dollars to a pro-AI political network.
• The AI company said on Monday it has not donated to any super PACs or political campaigns.
• The post comes as AI takes center stage in political debates, from regulation to data center construction.

OpenAI distanced itself from cofounder Greg Brockman's political donations in a Monday post.

The OpenAI president and his wife said in late December that they started making political contributions that year. The couple funneled $25 million to Leading the Future, a pro-AI political network funded by a who's who of Silicon Valley on both sides of the aisle.

LTF's primary super PAC had raised more than $50 million by the end of 2025, Business Insider previously reported. Frontier lab Perplexity donated $100,000, while venture capital firm Andressen Horowitz donated $25 million, per FEC filings.

"OpenAI does not direct the activities of LTF, or have visibility into their operations," OpenAI wrote on Monday.

The company said it has not donated to any super PACs or political campaigns, nor does it have an employee-funded PAC.

"If our approach changes in the future we will be transparent about it," the company said, calling for "thoughtful regulation" of AI.

"Groups that are advocating on AI should be clear about their policy views, be honest about whom they represent, and not use tactics like astroturfing that obscure the real choices facing policymakers and the public," OpenAI wrote.

OpenAI researcher Jason Wolfe said on X that he appreciated his employer's statement.

"Personally I really dislike a lot of things I've heard about LTF," he said, adding, "This is just a small step and people may still rightly be skeptical, but I hope we can earn trust through our actions going forward."

LTF did not respond to a request for comment from Business Insider.

In late December, Brockman posted on X that he and his wife had started making political contributions, writing, "The United States must work closely with builders, researchers, and entrepreneurs to ensure AI is developed responsibly at home and that we remain globally competitive."

OpenAI's statement comes as AI regulation — of companies, of the technologies they build, and of the data centers that host their chips — takes center stage in local and national political debates. The industry has channeled millions of dollars into races this year.