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Policy2026-09-11 · source-backed
Bloomberg reports that Altman made the comments at a company-wide meeting this week and acknowledged some rivals might refuse. On September 9, OpenAI's Chris Lehane called for "mandatory, capability-based national regulation" and endorsed four California bills (OpenAI). Then on September 11 Trump said he has no concerns about AI extinction and put the US lead over China at "a year" (Bloomberg). The biggest lab and the White House now describe the risk in opposite terms. I can't tell yet whether OpenAI's shift is conviction or positioning.
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