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Office buildings on K Street in Washington, DC, a center of the lobbying industry

Tuesday, 7/21, 07:16 PM

OpenAI and Anthropic are spending more on Washington lobbying, and Anthropic leans defense

Federal disclosures show both leading AI labs raised their US lobbying in the second quarter.
OpenAI's reported spend rose to about $1.48 million from $1.30 million in the first quarter; Anthropic's climbed to roughly $2.87 million from $2.16 million, with a striking amount aimed at defense procurement.

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