Slack message: Greg Brockman has no plans to donate beyond his initial $25M to Leading the Future, saying the PAC has become a "distraction" at OpenAI
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When a $25M super PAC is labeled a distraction, it’s a reminder that political signaling can quickly collide with core execution. If you’re building around any lab’s policy posture, treat it as volatile and avoid hard dependencies on their advocacy staying constant.
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