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nonprofits like the <random thing research association> that just happens to be funded by that very industry.

It's literally a laundering scheme. The industry can't wine and dine and send bills over to the politicians directly so they create some "clean" middle men to make it all look legit at first glance.



In the case I encountered it was an AI safety org that many in industry were against but indeed, I would guess your example to be the standard case




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