Ex-Andreessen Horowitz partner slams his old firm, other VCs for 'political infiltration' around AI
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- O'Farrell criticized the political action committee Leading the Future, which launched in August with the goal of elevating "candidates who support a bold, forward-looking approach to AI," according to a release.
- Andreessen Horowitz and Leading the Future did not immediately respond to CNBC's request for comment.
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Venture capitalist John O'Farrell, who resigned from Andreessen Horowitz in 2025 after nearly 15 years at the firm, published an op-ed on Thursday with a stern message for his former peers and colleagues, describing their thwarting of artificial intelligence regulation is a "huge mistake."
O'Farrell criticized the political action committee Leading the Future, which launched in August with the goal of elevating "candidates who support a bold, forward-looking approach to AI," according to a release. The PAC's backers include Andreessen Horowitz, OpenAI co-founder Greg Brockman, Palantir co-founder Joe Lonsdale, SV Angel founder Ron Conway and AI software company Perplexity.