AI Firms Ramp Up Lobbying in US, Europe

Major AI developers have increased their lobbying activities in both the United States and Europe, according to new data. Public Citizen, a consumer advocacy group, reported that over 3,500 federal lobbyists are now working on AI issues in Washington, DC − a 170% increase compared to three years earlier. Individual companies such as OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic have all expanded their government affairs teams.

In Europe, the European Commission confirmed that the number of registered meetings with AI company representatives rose by approximately two-thirds in 2025. Representative Nick in policy roles notes informed perspectives as groups discuss competition, public safety harms, and mechanisms of rules lawmaking across large models such as GPT-$4 series deployment. Publication quarterly reports summaries update thus far status.

Authorities have used prior voluntary arrangements while cautioning mandatory legislation, slower plan developments. Industry representatives resist regulation modelled to structure transparency evaluating benchmark figures prior, claiming existing flexibility works. Tracking voluntary progress remains measured across national capitals.