Silicon Valley on goodinfo.net Daily https://goodinfo.net/en/tags/silicon-valley/ goodinfo.net daily curated global news: AI, tech, finance, and world affairs. Hugo -- gohugo.io en goodinfo.net Wed, 13 May 2026 19:21:32 +0800 [Brief] Silicon Valley AI Lobbying Spending Reaches Fever Pitch https://goodinfo.net/en/posts/ai-tech/silicon-valley-ai-lobbying-fever-pitch-may-2026/ Wed, 13 May 2026 19:21:32 +0800 goodinfo.net https://goodinfo.net/en/posts/ai-tech/silicon-valley-ai-lobbying-fever-pitch-may-2026/ Major tech companies have dramatically increased their lobbying spending on AI regulation as Congress considers new rules, the New York Times reports. Google, Meta, OpenAI and others are ramping up political influence efforts at an unprecedented scale. Analysts warn that heavy lobbying by tech giants could tilt regulatory policy in favor of incumbents, while startups face higher compliance costs that could stifle competition. Major tech companies have dramatically increased their lobbying spending on AI regulation as Congress considers new rules, the New York Times reports. Google, Meta, OpenAI and others are ramping up political influence efforts at an unprecedented scale.

Analysts warn that heavy lobbying by tech giants could tilt regulatory policy in favor of incumbents, while startups face higher compliance costs that could stifle competition.

]]> ai-tech AI RegulationSilicon ValleyLobbying OpenAI Co-founder Says of Musk Confrontation: 'I Thought He Was Going to Hit Me' https://goodinfo.net/en/posts/ai-tech/openai-cofounder-musk-confrontation-may-2026/ Wed, 06 May 2026 03:55:00 +0800 goodinfo.net https://goodinfo.net/en/posts/ai-tech/openai-cofounder-musk-confrontation-may-2026/ An OpenAI co-founder describes a tense confrontation with Elon Musk over the AI lab’s future, fearing physical violence during the heated exchange. OpenAI Co-founder on Musk: ‘I Thought He Was Going to Hit Me’

An OpenAI co-founder has described a tense confrontation with Elon Musk in a BBC interview, saying he feared physical violence during a heated exchange over the AI lab’s future direction.

The clash highlights the intensifying power struggle within the AI industry. Musk was a co-founder of OpenAI but later left to establish competing xAI. The confrontation reportedly occurred at a private meeting on AI safety.

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