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The super political action committee Build American AI, supported by Andreessen Horowitz, Ben Horowitz, and Greg Brockman, the president of OpenAI, plans to advertise in key swing states such as Kansas, Ohio, and Wisconsin to lobby voters in favor of its funded data center construction project. The organization is affiliated with the LTF (Lutheran Technical Foundation), with a budget of several million dollars. As of the time of reporting, the LTF has donated over 50 million dollars to specific politicians. Andreessen Horowitz, as the largest donor in midterm elections, has spent more than 115 million dollars, and also engages in political funding in the field of cryptocurrencies. OpenAI has publicly stated that it does not directly control the organization’s activities and has condemned some of its strategies.
由 Andreessen Horowitz 和 Brockman 资助的超级政治行动委员会 Build American AI 计划向关键摇摆州投放广告，以游说民众支持数据中心建设。该组织隶属于由 Marc Andreessen、Ben Horowitz 及 OpenAI 总裁 Greg Brockman 支持的 LTF，预算为数百万美元，重点针对堪萨斯、俄亥俄和威斯康星等州。LTF 已投入超过 5000 万美元捐赠给特定政客，OpenAI 此前已公开表示不直接控制其活动并谴责其某些策略。Andreessen Horowitz 是中期选举目前最大的披露捐赠者，累计支出超过 1.15 亿美元，同时也在大力资助加密货币相关政治行动。