alt Hacker News> Both industries heavy use legal bribes, donations. Politicians will gladly bail them out to take ℅ of the cut in bribes.
Are you saying that it is likely that at some point in the not too distant future, OpenAI and Anthropic will need bailout-size cash infusions from the US Government to continue existence and that the US government will do it and not face severe political consequences?
I just don't think that chain of events is likely. The current administration pays very close attention voter sentiment.
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drdexebtjl • today at 4:09 AM
It wouldn’t be the first time the US government made expensive and unpopular moves in the name of national security and walked away largely unscathed.
> Are you saying that it is likely that at some point in the not too distant future, OpenAI and Anthropic will need bailout-size cash infusions from the US Government to continue existence and that the US government will do it and not face severe political consequences?
Didn't they say this themselves? https://edition.cnn.com/2025/11/06/tech/openai-backtracks-go...
> The current administration pays very close attention voter sentiment.
Is that how the Anti-Weaponization Fund came about?