Good day. Silicon Valley is flexing its financial muscles ahead of the U.S. midterm elections, deploying more than $100 million into political-action committees and organizations to advocate against strict artificial-intelligence regulations.

Venture-capital firm Andreessen Horowitz and OpenAI President Greg Brockman are among those helping launch and fund Leading the Future, a new super-PAC network focused on AI, the group told The Wall Street Journal.

The group’s launch coincides with concerns about the U.S. staying ahead of China in the AI race, while Washington has largely shied away from tackling AI policies. Many tech executives worry that Congress won’t pass AI rules, creating a patchwork of state laws that hurt their companies.

Earlier this year, a push by some Republicans to ban state AI bills for 10 years was shot down after opposition from other conservatives who opposed a blanket prohibition on any state AI legislation.

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