OpenAI mở văn phòng đầu tiên tại Washington khi chi tiêu vận động hành lang về AI tăng mạnh

The New York Times reports that OpenAI opened its first lobbying office, "Workshop," in Washington, D.C., just a few blocks from the White House, to advocate for policies such as expanding data centers and enabling free use of copyrighted content. In the first quarter of 2026, OpenAI’s federal lobbying expenditures reached $1 million, doubling year-over-year. Competitor Anthropic also opened an office in Washington in April this year, with its lobbying spending increasing tenfold year-over-year to $3 million last year. Meanwhile, Meta, Nvidia, and Alphabet collectively spent $47.8 million on lobbying last year, a 22% increase year-over-year. According to the citizen watchdog group Public Citizen, one-quarter of all federal lobbyists in Washington are now involved in AI-related issues, a significant rise from 11% in 2023.