Lobbying Efforts & Political Influence - The AI industry is increasing its presence in Washington DC through lobbying efforts and campaigns [2] - AI companies like Anthropic, OpenAI, Corewave, Nvidia, and Scale AI are reportedly starting or expanding offices in the DC area [3] - OpenAI, Anthropic, and Nvidia set records for lobbying spending in the last quarter [3] - Nvidia increased its lobbying spending to $1.9 million in Q3 [4] - Andre Horowit spent over $1 million in lobbying in Q3 for the first time [4] AI Regulation & Policy - Anthropic spent a record $1 million in lobbying in Q3, pushing for more AI safety standards [4] - Lawmakers are divided on AI regulation, with the White House pushing to override state laws, while some Republicans warn against this approach [5] - Congressional leaders are aiming for a potential vote on preemption in the coming weeks [5] - There is a move to separate AI laws, leaving consumer protections, child safety, and privacy to the states, while federalizing development and deployment to compete with China [9] Congressional Action & Bipartisanship - Steve Scaliz and Brett Guthrie are leading efforts in the House regarding AI [11] - Congressman Gottheimr believes there is a bipartisan path forward on AI [12] - The key is to put a detailed plan on paper for Congress to consider [10][11][13]

A major super PAC focused on AI is launching a big campaign today. Emily Wilkins joins us right now with the details on that. Emily, good morning. Good morning, Becky.Well, yeah, look, this is an advocacy group attached to that major AI pack that we've talked about. They're launching a $10 million campaign today trying to push Congress to pass a national framework on AI regulation and prompting a growing number of state laws that seek to regulate AI. CNBC got our first look at this campaign.the group build ...