AI Sector Launches Coordinated Push on U.S. Policy and Public Opinion

The AI industry is using policy advocacy, social media campaigns, and venture funding to shape U.S. regulation and competitiveness against China. Build American AI, a nonprofit backed by OpenAI and Andreessen Horowitz executives, has paid TikTok influencers to promote pro-AI messaging. The strategy mirrors how semiconductor makers secured the CHIPS Act, treating technology policy as central to national advantage.