OpenAI, Anthropic, and Nvidia had record lobbying quarters
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THE AI ANGLE
Prompting record corporate lobbying to influence federal regulationsOpenAI, Anthropic, and Nvidia set corporate records by spending nearly six million dollars combined on federal lobbying in a single quarter. Their efforts targeted proposed rules on cybersecurity evaluations, export controls, energy costs, and safety oversight frameworks. Legal and policy specialists now face direct industry participation in drafting the statutes that regulate computing infrastructure.
THE TEACHING ANGLE
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