AI-Lab-Linked Lobby Groups Spend Millions to Shape AI Regulation

AI-lab-linked lobby groups Leading the Future and Public First are funding candidate ads to influence who writes AI rules in Congress. Independent expenditures by AI-focused federal committees reached $57.48 million, per Transformer's tracker. Anthropic says its $40 million for Public First Action cannot be used to influence elections.

• Independent expenditures by AI-focused committees reached $57.48 million
• Tech Influence Watch lists $75.1 million in direct contributions to Leading the Future
• Anthropic gave $40 million to Public First Action, not for elections
• The fight is over whether national standards should replace state AI rules