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OpenAI Lobbied the E.U. to Water Down AI Regulation (time.com)

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Behind the scenes, OpenAI has lobbied for significant elements of the most comprehensive AI legislation in the world—the E.U.’s AI Act—to be watered down in ways that would reduce the regulatory burden on the company, according to documents about OpenAI’s engagement with E.U. officials obtained by TIME from the European Commission via freedom of information requests.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Lobbied is always a nice word for bribery.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

There are many types of lobbies, unions for example are nothing more than a workers' lobby. The important thing is to control them and to know well which politician each one approaches if they give inappropriate gifts or similar things

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

IQ 9000: Can’t have corruption if you call it lobbying.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I'd be more surprised if they didn't.