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AI lobbying spikes 185% as calls for regulation surge (www.cnbc.com)

submitted 9 months ago by L4s@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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AI lobbying spikes 185% as calls for regulation surge::AI-related lobbying reached new heights in 2023, with more than 450 organizations participating in the practice — a 185% increase from the year before.

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[–] QuarterSwede@lemmy.world 82 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Lobbying seriously needs to be abolished. Sickening practice.

[–] lawrence@lemmy.world 23 points 9 months ago (1 children)

As long as corruption exists, lobbying will exist.

[–] TheFriar@lemm.ee 26 points 9 months ago

That’s like saying “as long as stabbing exists, stab wounds are here to stay.”

[–] stoy@lemmy.zip 16 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Lobbying is a critical part of a working democracy, the issue is that lobbying has got out of control with regards to spending and in many cases outright corruption.

So what is so critical about lobbying?

In an ideal world, it informs politicians about issues seen in society, a healthy politician might not see the issues a person in a wheelchair does, thus the person in a a wheelchair needs to talk with others in the same situation and form a group that can lobby their cause.

Unfortunately, as with anything, wealth does have a huge advantage here, so limits on money spent lobbying is a very good idea, banning it outright is a very bad idea, probably impossible in any country with free speech.

[–] Hootz@lemmy.ca 5 points 9 months ago

Paid lobbying should be illegal. That's a bit better.

[–] jeremyparker@programming.dev 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

You're not wrong but I don't love the implication that people who use wheelchairs aren't healthy

Adding to your point: the freedom to petition the government for the redress of grievances is not just in the Bill of Rights, it's also in the Magna Carta.

[–] stoy@lemmy.zip 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

That is fair, I was unsure on how to best describe the situation, I ment no disrespect.

[–] tyler@programming.dev -1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Congresspeople would be even less informed than they are currently if there was no lobbying. There definitely needs to be limits to lobbying, but scientists lobby too, that’s why we have laws around ozone, chemicals in water, etc.