Both the number of clients who lobby on AI-related issues and the number of lobbyists that clients have hired to lobby on AI-related issues Significant increase in 2023 That compares with relatively stagnant amounts from 2019 to 2022. According to the report:It is based on an analysis of all lobbying disclosures from 2019 to 2023.
The number of clients lobbying on AI-related issues increased by 120% from 2022 to 2023. Up to 566 clients in 2023 In 2022, that number will be 272.
The number of lobbyists hired by clients to lobby on AI-related issues also increased by 120% from 2020 to 2023. Up to 3,140 In 2022, that number increased from 1,552.
Public Citizen Lobbyist involvement is expected to continue to increase in 2024 as federal agencies take action at the government’s direction. Biden Administration Congress is considering AI-related proposals based on a presidential order announced in October.
“We’re getting to the point where policies that will shape AI policy for the next decade are really being decided right now,” said Mike Tangouris, research director for Public Citizen’s Congressional Oversight Division.
“From our perspective, it’s not a good idea for the public in general to have people who stand to make billions of dollars being the leading voices on issues,” Tangris added.
Number of lobbyists White House Involvement The report said there was also a sharp increase during 2023. The number increased every quarter, from 322 cases in the first quarter to 931 cases in the fourth quarter, a 188% increase.
For more details, see the full report on TheHill.com.
