OpenAI, Anthropic and Nvidia spent record amounts on lobbying in the third quarter: $1.5 million, $2.1 million and $2.2 million
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Three SI companies have sharply stepped up their presence in Washington, but still spend no more than long-established players.
According to federal disclosures cited by The Verge, July–September was each of the three companies' highest-spending lobbying quarter: Nvidia spent $2.2 million, Anthropic $2.1 million and OpenAI $1.5 million, almost $6 million together. For comparison, Microsoft has spent at least $2 million a quarter since 2021, and Google usually spends more than $3 million. The topics include cybersecurity, child safety and others; the period also included a lunch of tech executives with Trump in late September, after which they agreed to a "morally binding" SI safety accord.
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