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OpenAI backs FRONTIER Act as Trump dismisses AI safety concerns as 'hoax'

OpenAI's leadership endorses federal regulation of frontier AI while the president calls existential risk claims overblown.

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What to know

  • OpenAI publicly endorses the FRONTIER Act, a bipartisan bill requiring independent audits and risk-management frameworks for frontier AI models, marking industry support for federal regulation.
  • AI leaders including Altman, Amodei, and Musk called for a national slowdown on frontier AI development citing existential safety risks, but face opposition from President Trump, who dismisses such concerns as a hoax.
  • The dispute reflects a fundamental tension between AI safety advocates who support federal oversight and officials who argue U.S. regulation could cede competitive advantage to China in AI development.

“democratically accountable standards, independent verification, and meaningful transparency would replace individual companies' frontier labs and the 'fragmented system of private governance'”

Chris Lehane, Chief Global Affairs Officer, OpenAI · Washington Examiner ↗ · Sep 8

Chris Lehane Chief Global Affairs Officer, OpenAISam AltmanSam Altman CEO, OpenAIDonald TrumpDonald Trump President of the United StatesDario AmodeiDario Amodei CEO, AnthropicElon MuskElon Musk CEO, SpaceX AI divisionRep. Jay ObernolteRep. Jay Obernolte U.S. Representative (R-CA), FRONTIER Act sponsor

OpenAI backs FRONTIER Act as Trump dismisses AI safety concerns as 'hoax'
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    OpenAI lobbyists formally back FRONTIER Act provisions on Capitol Hill

    OpenAI meets with lawmakers to express support for the FRONTIER Act's independent verification audit provisions, with Lehane stating the company backs IVO standards and transparency measures.

    “how we think about IVO and made clear that we can support that.”
    — Chris Lehane
    1. 1 outlet OpenAI throws its weight behind FRONTIER Act AI regulation bill

      first by Washington Examiner, 12d ago

  2. background

    Trump calls AI safety fears a 'hoax' on Truth Social — President Trump dismisses concerns about AI posing existential risks as a hoax, arguing that AI and data centers will be the greatest economic development engine in history and should not be impeded.

  3. background

    AI CEOs call for national slowdown on frontier AI development — Sam Altman (OpenAI), Dario Amodei (Anthropic), and Elon Musk (SpaceX) jointly call for a national slowdown on frontier AI model development, following warnings from a former Anthropic researcher about existential risks by decade's end.

  4. background

    OpenAI writes policy letter endorsing independent verification standards — Chris Lehane, OpenAI's Chief Global Affairs Officer, sends a letter to lawmakers stating that OpenAI supports national independent verification organization (IVO) standards and transparency requirements to replace fragmented private governance.

  5. background

    FRONTIER Act introduced in House — Rep. Jay Obernolte introduces a bipartisan bill establishing the first federal risk-based framework for regulating frontier AI models, requiring companies to conduct safety audits, create risk-management frameworks, and report critical incidents.