Meta plans to spend $65M to boost state politicians who are friendly to the A.I. industry, marking the largest election investment by Meta, Theodore Schleifer and Matt Zdun of The New York Times reports. The company was previously cautious about engaging in campaigns, but now with the company being a bigger threat in politics, Meta aism to beat back legislation in states that it fears could inhibit AI development.
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