ChatGPT Dominates AI Spending by U.S. Congress

Congressional offices in the U.S. have shown a clear preference for OpenAI’s ChatGPT as their primary AI tool, leading AI expenditure within Congress. According to a CNBC report, OpenAI captured roughly 90% of all AI-related spending by House offices, accumulating approximately $100,580 from a total of $113,740 in AI expenditure over the year ending March 31. In this period, ChatGPT accounted for 798 transactions. - In contrast, Anthropic’s Claude was the second-most utilized AI, with $13,160 spent across 37 transactions. - Democratic offices led AI expenditures significantly, spending $54,165, compared to $15,782 by Republican offices. - The purchases were used for various administrative functions, including writing memos, summarizing legislation, responding to constituents, preparing hearing materials, sorting policy research, and drafting social media posts. The analysis does not cover AI services obtained via free accounts or as part of broader software packages.