Pro-AI super PAC linked to secret meme sockpuppet accounts attacking opponents
GarrisonLovely · x · 2026-09-26
- An investigation by Model Republic and User Mag links sockpuppet meme accounts to Build American AI, a dark-money group tied to pro-AI super PAC Leading the Future, affiliated with OpenAI/a16z backers.
- "Doomers are dumb" appeared on X ten days after the group's Nevada incorporation, pivoting to relentless AI posting when the group began campaigning in October.
- Alleged anti-AI activist "Jonathan Doomer" started posting about AI the same day and also engaged with the group's tweets — suggesting a staged pro/anti rivalry. Related posts had under 500 views each.
- Leading the Future has raised over $125 million with $70 million cash on hand. Several referenced accounts were deleted after publication.
- Responder Garrison Lovely notes an unusual surge of toxic replies to AI-risk posts, suspecting coordinated activity or bots.
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