OpenAI readies lobbying push for AI safety rules
openai plans to lobby for binding ai safety rules in washington, aiming to steer the ai debate through 2028. this affects big tech and ai regulation.
openai is preparing for a tougher fight in washington if democrats win control of the house, with a lobbying and pr push focused on ai safety rules. the company's policy chief, chris lehane, aims to steer the ai debate through 2028 with proposals including binding safety rules, which he calls 'speed limits.' openai is also rebranding data centers as 'ai compute campuses' and promising economic benefits to host communities. lehane says the company's top priority in the new congress is fast-tracking safety rules for frontier models.