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Failed and Stalled AI Policy Proposals - Footnote 3

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The claim states that AI companies collectively spent $2.71 million on lobbying in 2024, while the source specifies that OpenAI, Anthropic, and Cohere spent this amount combined. The claim also states that AI companies spent four times their 2023 spending, while the source specifies that OpenAI, Anthropic, and Cohere spent more than four times the total that the three AI labs spent in 2023.

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partial90%Haiku 4.5 · 4/3/2026
Found: Meanwhile, industry opposition has intensified dramatically, with [648 companies lobbying on AI in 2024 versus 458 in 2023](https://www.opensecrets.org/federal-lobbying/issues/summary?cycle=2024&id=AI

Note: The claim states that AI companies collectively spent $2.71 million on lobbying in 2024, while the source specifies that OpenAI, Anthropic, and Cohere spent this amount combined. The claim also states that AI companies spent four times their 2023 spending, while the source specifies that OpenAI, Anthropic, and Cohere spent more than four times the total that the three AI labs spent in 2023.

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