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very much anti cartel Any company using a huge $$ war chest to shower themselves in regulation, is likely trying to usurp market powers from the public -via co
by IG_Semmelweiss 8mo ago
very much anti cartel
Any company using a huge $$ war chest to shower themselves in regulation, is likely trying to usurp market powers from the public -via congressional bribes- to themselves.
- buellerbueller 8mo agoYou have described here all of Silicon Valley, VC and Y Combinator lol.
- misnome 8mo agoHow is this different from… any of their competitors?
- IG_Semmelweiss 8mo agoAnthropic officially funds lobbyists in excess than other huge companies like Microsoft or Amazon. Its latest $20M outlay [1] alone is more that the spend of either company. Their lobbying spend combined is now on par with companies like META, which have tons of regulatory battle fronts (unlike Anthropic) [1] https://www.forbes.com/sites/phoebeliu/2026/02/20/ais-biggest-builders-openai-anthropic-among-biggest-government-lobbyists/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/phoebeliu/2026/02/20/ais-bigges...