Build American AI announced Monday it will spend millions of dollars on advertising in Kansas, Ohio and Wisconsin to shape state and local policies on data center construction.
\n\nNBC News reports that Build American AI said the campaign will push for rules governing the rapid growth of data centers while also launching a new political organization called Building the Future to back candidates in the November elections and beyond.
\n\nAccording to a news release, the campaign “will combine paid advertising, grassroots engagement, research, earned media and public education to build support for responsible AI infrastructure policies while highlighting the economic opportunities data centers can bring to communities that choose to welcome them.”
\n\nThe group also plans to push back against opposition to data center projects. “At the same time, Build American AI will raise awareness of and counter misinformation seeking to undermine local decision making, investment and job creation, or that attacks projects on disingenuous grounds,” the release said.
\n\nBuild American AI has roughly $50 million in cash on hand. Its backers include OpenAI co-founder and president Greg Brockman, his wife Anna Brockman, and venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz along with its founders. Leading the Future is the leading pro-AI…
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