AI lobbying spikes 185% as calls for regulation surge

CNBC February 2, 2024
Hayden Field

Key Points

– AI-related lobbying reached new heights in 2023, with more than 450 organizations participating — a 185% increase from 2022, according to federal lobbying disclosures analyzed by OpenSecrets on behalf of CNBC.

– The spike in AI lobbying comes amid growing calls for AI regulation and the Biden administration’s push to begin codifying those rules.

– Companies that began lobbying in 2023 to have a say in how regulation might impact their businesses include TikTok owner ByteDance, Tesla, Palantir, Nvidia, OpenAI and more.

Artificial intelligence-related lobbying reached new heights in 2023, with more than 450 organizations participating. It marks a 185% increase from the year before, when just 158 organizations did so, according to federal lobbying disclosures analyzed...

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