Big Tech companies including Amazon, Meta, Google, and Microsoft — but not Apple — are lobbying to block US states for forming any AI regulation for the next decade.
US Capitol building in Washington, DC — image credit: US government
US Capitol building in Washington, DC — image credit: US government
The lobbying is being done by trade body Incompas, on behalf of its members, which include major technology firms as well as energy and law firms. Apple is not a member, but it has previously lobbied against similar AI regulation plans in Europe.
According to the Financial Times, none of the four Big Tech firms would comment on the lobbying. But Incompas CEO and former congressman Chip Pickering argues that preventing differing and conflicting AI regulation across the US is essential.