AI Interest Groups

Voluntary associations of people that come together with an agreed-upon set of political and policy objectives and who attempt to pull the levers of political power in the service of these defined goals; i.e., an organized group of people that make policy-related appeals to government

Benefits or desirable outcomes that individuals can enjoy or profit from even if they do not help achieve or secure them; i.e., broadly distributed benefits such as public transportation

individuals who enjoy collective goods without contributing to them

Tangible benefits made available to members and contributors of a group

Type of incentives appeal to someone's concern about a cause; some one who receives satisfaction of workin with others to achieve a common goal or purpose

A benefit that generally accrues to a narrow segment of society

goods made available only to those who join or contribute

Benefits based on the concept that people like to associate with those who are similar to them E.g., joining a group to be with others like you

Type of interest group that is organized primarily for economic reasons, that engage in political activity in order to see favorable policy from the government

Private interest groups that are made up of members who share the same kind of job