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Anthropic spends millions in fight over AI regulations in Congress

Anthropic's $40 million super PAC spending is fueling a Capitol Hill fight over AI regulation, with some lawmakers alleging a "backdoor" bid to freeze out rivals.

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New York Post· Sep 19, 11:32 AMAnthropic spends millions in fight over AI regulations in Congress

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Will Congress rein in AI before it's too late?"Congress needs to wake up," one lawmaker told USA TODAY.

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He’s Congress’ top AI expert. Is Jay Obernolte of Hesperia worried about artificial intelligence?Rep. Jay Obernolte, R-Hesperia, chaired the bipartisan House Task Force on Artificial Intelligence in 2024.

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Republicans split on AI guardrails as OpenAI, Anthropic warn of risksRepublicans in Congress are divided over AI regulation as OpenAI and Anthropic warn that AI models hacked into organizations on their own accord.

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‘AI is inevitable’: Fetterman, McCormick back AI, balk at calls for regulationU.S. Sens. Dave McCormick and John Fetterman on Friday roundly rejected calls to regulate artificial intelligence, pushing back on skepticism from within both their parties and touting AI development as an “existential competition” with China. The two appeared via video call at the AI Horizons Pittsburgh Summit, a two-day event

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Chip Roy doesn't want to regulate AI, says Congress should have oversightIn an appearance on CNBC's "Squawk Box," Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, said he supports congressional hearings on AI, but wasn't keen on additional regulations.

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We 'Need Law Enforcement and the Politicians' to Monitor AISunday on NBC’s "Meet the Press," Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates said we "need law enforcement and the politicians" to get into the discussion about safeguards and monitoring for artificial intelligence. | Clips

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Bill Gates says AI companies self-regulating isn’t enough and governments should be involved in monitoringBill Gates called for lawmakers in Washington to regulate the development of artificial intelligence, weeks after the CEOs of some of the nation’s biggest AI labs agreed on the need to slow the pace of AI progress.

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Bill Gates Shares Chilling AI PredictionThe Microsoft co-founder was asked about whether the technology is “powerful enough to end all of humanity.”

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Sen. John Kennedy Says He Uses Special Senate Version of ChatGPTSen. John Kennedy has his own special version of ChatGPT -- well, technically the whole Senate does -- and even he doesn't seem totally sure where the information goes.

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Bill Gates tells Ezra Klein AI crossed bio and cyber thresholds this yearBill Gates says AI crossed bio and cyber danger thresholds early this year, and that leaving the industry to regulate itself is 'insane'.

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