AI Safety Alliance launches six-figure Washington lobbying campaign

The Alliance for Secure AI launched Jun. 3, 2025, at the National Press Club. CEO BSBrendan Steinhauser runs the operation. He's a former John Cornyn campaign manager and Tea Party organizer. The group bought six-figure ad campaigns on Fox News, MSNBC, CNN, and Newsmax. They target 🌲Washington lawmakers with one message: AI threatens mass unemployment. Steinhauser warns artificial general intelligence arrives within 2-5 years. The bipartisan coalition represents rare left-right cooperation on technology regulation.

Anthropic CEO DADario Amodei predicts AI will drive unemployment to 20% within five years. He made this claim at the Axios AI+ 🏛️DC Summit in Sep. 2025. Amodei said 'this is already happening' about job replacement. AI adoption hit 40% of U.S. workers, up from 20% two years ago. That's faster adoption than electricity, computers, or the internet achieved. Jack Clark, Anthropic's policy head, demands immediate government response. He cites 'the scale of disruption we expect in the next five years.'

STSenator Ted Cruz buried an AI provision in budget reconciliation pages 278-279. The provision blocks states from regulating AI for 10 years. States must choose: take $42 billion in broadband funding or keep regulatory power. Cruz calls it a funding condition, not a ban, to satisfy Senate rules. Over 260 state lawmakers from both parties oppose the moratorium. Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene discovered it after voting. She denounced the hidden provision as violating state rights.

AI eliminates entry-level jobs faster than any technology in history. Coding tasks dominate at 36% of AI usage. Educational tasks surged from 9.3% to higher levels in 2025. Companies use AI for tasks previously done by junior employees. The technology runs on existing digital infrastructure. No new hardware needed. No specialized training required. Just type or speak to operate it.

China races to develop artificial general intelligence while America debates regulation. The Alliance defines AGI as human-level intelligence across multiple domains. Experts give it 2-5 years to arrival. DADario Amodei says there's a '25% chance things go really, really badly' with AI. International competition creates pressure for speed over safety. The bipartisan Alliance warns that racing without safeguards risks catastrophe. They argue it doesn't matter which nation achieves AGI first if it goes wrong.

The $42 billion BEAD broadband program becomes leverage against state AI regulation. Cruz's provision affects existing funding, not just new money. Another $500 million in AI grants hangs in the balance. States face an impossible choice: internet access for rural communities or protecting citizens from AI discrimination. The provision could trigger years of litigation. Constitutional scholars question whether Congress can condition funding this way. The hidden nature of the provision sparked outrage across party lines.

AI already replaces workers in healthcare, customer service, and administration. Unemployment hit a three-year high as adoption accelerates. Fortune magazine confirms Generation Z's worst fears about automation. Entry-level positions face the greatest threat. The Anthropic Economic Index tracks unprecedented adoption speed. Businesses lean heavily into automation despite social costs. Labor economists warn of permanent structural unemployment emerging.