The AI industry uses a light lobbying touch to educate Congress from a corporate perspective
Education has become a primary goal of artificial intelligence interests in Washington
WASHINGTON (AP) — The artificial intelligence industry has gone on a lobbying binge in the past few years, deploying scores of hired influencers to help shape potential government action.
The growth is not surprising. The technology is being rapidly adopted by powerful sectors — health care, defense, financial services — all with the hopes of having a say on possible regulations.
As AI evolves at such a rapid clip, lawmakers are leaning on the lobbyists' expertise because think tanks, nonprofit groups and academia are struggling to keep up with the minute-by-minute technological changes.
Relying on PowerPoint slides and briefing papers, AI industry lobbyists are getting lots of face time with lawmakers and staffers, advising them on the ins and outs of the technology.
