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A report published this past week in Politico revealed how an organization backed by Silicon Valley billionaires and tied to leading AI firms including OpenAI and Anthropic is covertly wielding influence across Washington. The organization, called Open Philanthropy, is funding the salaries of more than a dozen AI fellows working in key congressional offices, across federal agencies, and at influential think tanks where they’re directly influencing AI policy.
