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Amir Benjamin Balde is the commissioned lobbyist who named Control AI US Inc as a client in Germany’s official lobbying register. This is a documented representation arrangement for the US organisation, not merely a shared supporter listing.
The retained declaration is registration R007864, version 2, valid from 16 March 2026 and rechecked in September. Its zero client receipts refer to 2025. They do not establish that the 2026 engagement was unpaid, nor provide the 2026 fee or contract terms.
Control AI US Inc → Amir Benjamin Balde
Registered March 2026
Balde names Control AI US as its client in the official R007864 version2 declaration valid from 16 March 2026. Rechecked against official JSON on 8 September 2026; this is the same declaration, not independent corroboration. Zero client receipts refer to 2025 and do not establish 2026 payment.
Balde's zero financial figures refer to calendar 2025 ; they do not show whether 2026 lobbying was paid. ControlAI's register finance declarations still say no completed fiscal year. The newly acquired US return provides a completed 2025 tax period and was signed later, inJune. These are different dated filings; this pass does not infer a false statement or legal reporting breach. No new donor names,2026 compensation or contract terms were obtained.
Read the research & sources ↗Germany provides a concrete contracted lobbying edge: CONTROL AI US INC is registered R007795 (first entry 19 Jan 2026; last update 16 Mar 2026), operating in its own interest through third parties. Consultant Amir Benjamin Balde's register R007864 identifies Control AI US INC as his client for political education on existential AI risks. His filing lists 0 euros received for that client during calendar 2025; this does not establish zero compensation in 2026. The organization's German financial fields still state no fully completed financial year; this is the registry's disclosed state, and should not be generalized after a 2025 US tax-return summary has surfaced elsewhere.
Read the research & sources ↗Control AI US Inc → Commissioned German lobbying → Amir Benjamin Balde
Registered March 2026
Balde names Control AI US as its client in the official R007864 version2 declaration valid from 16 March 2026. Rechecked against official JSON on 8 September 2026; this is the same declaration, not independent corroboration. Zero client receipts refer to 2025 and do not establish 2026 payment.