AI Companies Invest Heavily in Lobbying, But Where's the Interpretability?

This article highlights a fascinating juxtaposition: the substantial financial investment AI companies are making in lobbying versus the relatively smaller investments in understanding how their systems work. This disparity raises intriguing questions about the priorities and strategic approaches within the evolving world of Generative AI. It prompts a deeper dive into the implications of these resource allocations.

• •AI companies spent a considerable $55.5M on lobbying in a nine-month period.
• •The article's author modeled the game theory around why opacity is a dominant strategy.
• •Interpretability research teams receive a fraction of the funding compared to lobbying.