Here's a fun thing about political money: the most interesting donations are often the ones that don't happen. OpenAI co-founder and president Greg Brockman and his wife, Anna, have reportedly decided to retract a $25 million donation intended for Leading the Future (LTF), a super Political Action Committee, or PAC.

The Brockmans' decision to withdraw the donation was not publicly announced, The New York Times reported on Wednesday. He informed OpenAI internally in June that there were no plans for further donations beyond the initial $25 million.

Brockman, in a Slack message that month, wrote that he felt "terrible" that LTF continued to reflect on the company and had become a distraction for employees. He said he had been considering how to address the issue, noting that they had donated $25 million so far and had "no plans" to contribute more at the time.

In the same month, OpenAI distanced itself from the super PAC in an unusual blog post, stating that it does not direct the activities of the super PAC or have visibility into its operations. The company emphasized that no outside political group speaks for OpenAI or represents its views.

OpenAI did not immediately respond to MarketDash's request for comments.

Brockman Maintains Ties to Trump

Last year, a report indicated that venture-capital firm Andreessen Horowitz and Brockman were key figures behind Leading the Future, a pro-AI super-PAC network using campaign contributions and digital ads to promote AI policies and oppose candidates viewed as barriers to industry growth. The group supports targeted regulation rather than complete deregulation.

In February, the super PAC had told the NYT that the Brockmans' second $25 million donation would arrive in the first quarter of 2026, but no payment was made in the first or second quarter, with the third ending Wednesday.

President Donald Trump's MAGA Inc. entered 2026 with nearly $300 million in cash ahead of the midterm elections after raising about $102 million between July and December 2025, Reuters reported earlier this year. Brockman contributed $25 million, among the group's three largest donors.

Brockman continues to be closely aligned with the Trump administration and attended a Trump-hosted AI policy meeting on Tuesday. He also signed the newly inked voluntary AI safety pact with the President.

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