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Artificial intelligence
fromSilicon Canals
1 week ago

OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google each spent more on lobbying in Q1 2025 than the entire AI safety research field received in grants - Silicon Canals

Major AI companies spent more on federal lobbying in Q1 2025 than the entire independent AI safety research field received in grant funding during the same period, creating a significant imbalance in policy influence.
US politics
fromTruthout
2 weeks ago

Once a Niche Topic in Federal Lobbying, AI Is Now a Major Area of Focus

Defense contractors and AI startups are dramatically escalating lobbying efforts around artificial intelligence, with AI-related lobbying clients increasing 423% and reports rising 505% from 2020 to 2025.
fromTheregister
3 weeks ago

US tech giants open their wallets for AI-friendly politician

According to The New York Times, Meta is set to spend $65 million this year backing politicians who are sympathetic to its cause. This is driven by concerns that its AI ambitions might be hampered by regulations intended to keep people safe, plus growing opposition from communities to giant data campuses popping up in their local area. Meta is starting up two new super PACs (Political Action Committees - organizations to influence election outcomes),
US politics
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