ANDREESSEN, HOROWITZ POUR $25M INTO AI SUPER PAC
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Venture capitalists Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz contributed $25 million to a pro-artificial intelligence super PAC, bringing the industry's total political funding to over $50 million ahead of November's midterm elections.
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