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Inside the AI industry's political war room

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By Calder McHugh Verified
| POLITICO Verified
With help from Chase DiFeliciantonio and Aaron Mak You may not have heard their names before. But two old school political operatives are steering the artificial intelligence industry's biggest pot of political cash heading into the midterms. Josh Vlasto, a Democrat, and Zac Moffatt, a Republican, are the co-heads of Leading the Future, a network of pro-AI industry super PACs and nonprofits that friends and foes describe as an aggressive, well-funded machine focused on obliterating opponents.
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Big Tech’s Money Men Don’t Care About the Backlash

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By Calder McHugh Verified
| Yahoo Verified
In the AI political universe, Zac Moffatt and Josh Vlasto are at the helm of the Death Star. As the top political operatives at Leading the Future, they oversee a network of pro-AI industry super PACs and nonprofits that friends and foes alike describe as an aggressive, well-funded machine attempting to obliterate their opponents much like the Star Wars superweapon.
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The Most Important Words in the Battle Over AI

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By Calder McHugh Verified, Aaron Mak Verified, Brendan Bordelon Verified, Gabby Miller Verified
| POLITICO Europe Verified
Politico Magazine Logo A field guide to the debate over AI safety. Illustration by DAQ for POLITICO By Calder McHugh, Aaron Mak, Brendan Bordelon, Gabby Miller and POLITICO Visuals07/17/2026 05:01 AM EDT Calder McHugh is a reporter at POLITICO Magazine. Aaron Mak is a technology reporter for POLITICO. Brendan Bordelon is POLITICO’s AI and tech influence reporter. Gabby Miller is an AI and tech congressional reporter at POLITICO.
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