Opinion: AI companies should shift from lobbying to direct public giveaways
Dan_Jeffries1 · x · 2026-08-20
A tweet suggests AI companies learn from historical PR tactics like Rockefeller's dimes or Starlink on airlines: simply giving people stuff. It argues that labs should build parks or subsidize bills instead of spending on marketing and lobbying that often backfires.
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