OpenAI, Anthropic and Nvidia Post Record Lobbying Spending in Q3

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Anthropic, OpenAI, and Nvidia each recorded their highest lobbying expenditures of any quarter between July and September, according to federal disclosures. Nvidia led the group with $2.2 million, ahead of Anthropic at $2.1 million and OpenAI at $1.5 million. These amounts are modest by the standards of established tech giants, as Microsoft has typically spent at least $2 million per quarter since 2021 and Google often exceeds $3 million. Observers read the surge as a sign that the AI firms increasingly view shaping federal policy as a priority.

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