Anthropic nearly tripled its federal lobbying spending to reach $3.53 million during the first half of 2026. The artificial intelligence company surpassed its competitor OpenAI by more than $1 million. Technology, artificial intelligence, and prediction market companies spent record sums lobbying Washington during this period. These new expenditures reflect the intensification of the technology industry’s efforts to shape AI regulation in the United States.
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