Lobbying funding fight: anti-regulation side spends 10x, says AI safety researcher

davidmanheim · x · 2026-09-15

David Manheim doubles down on Parker Thayer: Coxon's OpenAI salary alone exceeded a 2022 scholarship 10x, and the small funding figures cited are general project budgets, few tied to lobbying—versus LeadingFutureAI's $100M+ dedicated to anti-regulation PR.

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