Silicon Valley investors and artificial-intelligence executives have created a political-action network called “Leading the Future,” seeding it with more than $100 million to lobby against what they view as overly restrictive AI regulations. Backers include venture firm Andreessen Horowitz, OpenAI co-founder Greg Brockman, search-engine start-up Perplexity, and veteran angel investor Ron Conway. The group plans to mirror the crypto-industry’s Fairshake model, funding a constellation of super PACs that will support congressional and state-level candidates from both parties in the 2026 midterm elections. The fundraising drive marks the first large-scale, AI-specific political network in the United States and reflects growing concern within the technology sector that new federal rules could stifle innovation and cede ground to foreign rivals. Organizers say campaigning will begin later this year, focusing on lawmakers seen as pivotal in shaping forthcoming legislation on AI safety, data governance and intellectual-property rights. The launch comes days after President Donald Trump declared that the United States is “leading in artificial intelligence” but warned that the country must expand electricity capacity and modernize its grid to preserve that advantage. His comments, delivered at the White House on Aug. 21, highlight how questions about infrastructure and regulation are converging as AI becomes a central economic and geopolitical priority.