OpenAI, Anthropic, and Nvidia had record lobbying quarters

Federal disclosures show Anthropic, OpenAI, and Nvidia each had their highest-spending lobbying quarter between July and September, with Nvidia spending $2.2 million, Anthropic $2.1 million, and OpenAI $1.5 million. The filings list topics including AI safety oversight, export controls, copyright, and data center energy costs, during a period before Trump named his AI czar and task force. OpenAI had not spent $1 million in a single quarter until this year, Anthropic's prior quarterly high was just over $1 million, and this is the first quarter Nvidia has spent more than $2 million.