Expansion of OpenAI's Global Affairs Team and Consideration of Lobbying Strategy

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This chapter explores OpenAI's global affairs team's swift expansion in response to increased tech regulation worldwide, as they navigate their position compared to industry competitors and strategize their lobbying efforts in light of increased attention and scrutiny from regulators.

French business leaders are warming up to France’s far-right and Dubai is trying to optimise a cluster of unique, abandoned islands. Plus, the FT’s Cristina Criddle explains why OpenAI is expanding its global affairs unit.

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