Billionaire-backed AI safety activists have significantly expanded their Capitol Hill lobbying, with groups like ControlAI conducting hundreds of meetings (Washington Post)

According to the Washington Post, groups like ControlAI have held hundreds of meetings with lawmakers on Capitol Hill. Activists funded by billionaires have built allies over years, and now both parties are discussing AI extinction risks.

• ControlAI and other groups held hundreds of meetings in Congress
• Activists are funded by billionaires
• Both parties discuss AI extinction risks
• Lobbying expanded over years