Commenters identify regulatory capture strategy
1 Sep 19 11:51 AM · 7d ago · 1 post · 2 comments · 1 source · development 1 of 2
Lobsters commenters argue that AI firms are pursuing regulatory capture—seeking to embed themselves in government to lock in market dominance through regulation that only they can afford to comply with, despite lacking competitive moats.
“What AI firms are trying to do is regulatory capture. They try to make the right friends in government and pull the right levers to lock in their leading position in the market.”
BenjaminRiLina Khan FTC enforcerAlex Bores Former Congressional candidate
Bernie Sanders U.S. SenatorAnthropic, OpenAI, Google AI firms
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What AI firms are trying to do is [regulatory capture](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regulatory_capture). They try to make the right friends in government and pull the right levers to lock in their leading position in the market. The reason they do this is because they [have no moat and no secret…
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This feels like it is right on the line for off topic here, but since we’re seeing calls for new regulation of AI firms from the firms themselves, I think it is worth pointing out that that is absurd. We have laws for these firms. They are not being enforced.
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