A group funded by Andreessen, Horowitz, and Brockman plans data center ads to sway midterms
Andreessen and Brockman's new group is spending millions on midterm ads to flip voter sentiment on data centers — a direct play to clear regulatory hurdles for the AI buildout.
Why it matters
A well-funded coalition tied to major AI players is mounting a grassroots political campaign around data-center policy. For practitioners and policymakers, this signals how AI infrastructure bottlenecks are moving from engineering labs into electoral politics — and which regulatory battles will shape the next wave of compute buildout.
The key facts
10 to knowGroup: Build American AI
Funders: Andreessen Horowitz, Sam Brockman (Crusoe Energy co-founder)
Strategy: Multi-million-dollar ad campaign in select states
Target: Midterm voters, framed around data-center benefits
Context: Data-center permits and local opposition are becoming critical chokepoints for AI scaling
Build American AI group is funded by Andreessen Horowitz and Sam Brockman
Planning multi-million dollar ad campaign in select states
Campaign targets midterm elections
Focus: data center virtues and policy messaging
Published August 31, 2026
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Publisher excerpt: Build American AI plans to lobby voters in select states about the virtues of data centers by spending millions of dollars on ads.