OpenAI expands lobbying team to influence regulation

https://www.ft.com/content/2bee634c-b8c4-459e-b80c-07a4e552322c

by belter • 2 years ago

27 8 2 years ago

ft.com

kernelsanderz• 2 years ago

Non paywall link https://archive.is/lCdK3

PreInternet012• 2 years ago

expands lobbying team to influence regulation

Just out of curiosity, is WSJ just editorializing here by re-stating the obvious, or are there actually any other reasons to "expand (your) lobbying team" than to "influence regulation(s)"?

alexpetralia• 2 years ago

Indeed, it's tautological

rqtwteye• 2 years ago

You could get yourself some tax cuts or subsidies. It's not only regulation.

PreInternet012• 2 years ago

Potato, potato...

megaman821• 2 years ago

I was just going to comment on that. You mean they aren't expanding their lobbying team to fill out their softball roster.

belter• 2 years ago

Its the FT and in this case is to make the point discussed in the article, and that apparently comes directly from OpenAI. From 3 to 50 FTE on lobbying is a lot of pesetas...

"...OpenAI is building an international team of lobbyists as it seeks to influence politicians and regulators who are increasing their scrutiny over powerful artificial intelligence....The San Francisco-based start-up told the Financial Times it has expanded the number of staff on its global affairs team from three at the start of 2023 to 35. The company aims to build that up to 50 by the end of 2024..."

loceng• 2 years ago

Will they now be lobbying indirectly on behalf of Microsoft, Apple, and other corporate clients-partnerships they have?

OpenAI expands lobbying team to influence regulation

Related Stories