Mapping the Main Power Players in AI Policy: California Brief

May 7, 2026, 2:04 PM UTC

Mapping AI’s Most Powerful

A new power center built around the fight over artificial intelligence is taking shape in Washington.

It involves the world’s wealthiest companies, an army of lobbyists, and hundreds of millions of dollars to shape the rules that will determine who builds, controls, and profits from AI.

The outcomes will affect not only a fast-growing industry, but also large parts of the workforce, the geopolitical AI race, and broader questions about how this technology could reshape society.

Bloomberg Government built an interactive AI Influence Map to visualize this complex and interconnected web of influence. The map ...

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