Eight-Figure AI Safety Group Challenges Big Tech's Influence

A new AI policy group, the Alliance for a Better Future, has launched with an eight-figure budget, signaling a significant escalation in the battle to shape U.S. AI regulation. This move formalizes and heavily funds the "AI safety" counter-narrative to the dominant Big Tech lobby, framing the debate around child and worker protection. Its timing is critical, coming as Washington actively formulates its response to AI