AI Giants Nvidia, Anthropic, OpenAI Set Lobbying Records — SkimNews
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- Anthropic spent $2.1 million lobbying on specific bills like the Kids Online Safety Act and Trump's executive order renaming AI 'Super Intelligence'.
- Nvidia led the group with $2.2 million in spending, engaging on issues including 6G networks, quantum computing, and export control policy.
- OpenAI spent $1.5 million, lobbying agencies on cybersecurity evaluations and safety oversight frameworks following the Hugging Face attack.
- Apple also had a record-breaking quarter, spending $3.1 million on issues like app store age verification and semiconductor manufacturing.
- The surge in spending occurred ahead of the midterm elections, as AI firms seek to shape policy with a Congress that may see cracking down on the industry as a 'winning issue'.
Why it matters: The record spending, totaling nearly $6 million in one quarter, marks a strategic pivot by AI firms from pure technology development to aggressive policy defense. With Democrats expected to gain congressional power, this lobbying blitz aims to preempt stricter regulations on safety, energy use, and competition that could directly impact their costs and operations.
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