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PRO-AI SUPER PAC LINKED TO SOCKPUPPET ACCOUNTS

AI DESK1 MIN READ
SUN, JUL 19, 2026

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Leading the Future, a super PAC backed by OpenAI President Greg Brockman, appears to operate multiple sockpuppet accounts on social media. The discovery includes accounts posing as anti-AI activists, raising questions about the PAC's coordination tactics.

Leading the Future, the pro-AI super PAC backed by Greg Brockman, has been linked to multiple sockpuppet accounts, including one posing as an anti-AI activist under the handle @themidasproj. The accounts appear designed to amplify messaging around artificial intelligence policy. The revelation comes as OpenAI works to distance itself from the PAC. Sam Altman, OpenAI's CEO, stated he has no plans to contribute financially to the 2026 US midterm elections, signaling the company's effort to separate itself from Brockman's political activities. The use of sockpuppet accounts—fake personas created to simulate grassroots support or opposition—raises transparency concerns around AI advocacy efforts. The PAC's connection to accounts masquerading as critics adds complexity to debates over authentic public discourse on AI regulation and policy.

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