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Big AI's Regulatory Capture: Industry Interference and Government Complicity

A new study published at FAccT 2026 by Abeba Birhane et al. maps the mechanisms of regulatory capture by the AI industry and government complicity, identifying 27 mechanisms across 5 categories through analysis of 100 news articles, finding 249 instances. The most common mechanisms involve discourse and epistemic influence and elusion of law, often rationalized by narratives that regulation stifles innovation, red tape, and national interest. The authors call for treating this as an emergency and offer lessons from other industries.

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Big AI's Regulatory Capture: Industry Interference and Government Complicity
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  • Researchers developed a taxonomy of 27 mechanisms of regulatory capture by Big AI, categorized into five groups.
  • Analysis of 100 news articles revealed 249 instances of capture mechanisms, with Discourse & Epistemic Influence and Elusion of law being most frequent.
  • Common rationalizing narratives include 'regulation stifles innovation,' 'red tape,' and 'national interest.'
  • The paper emphasizes the coalescing forces of Big AI and governments as an emergency and provides transferable tactics to resist capture.

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