OpenAI urges the U.S. government to ease AI regulations, warning that overregulation could slow innovation and give China competitive edge in AI dominance.
OpenAI is urging the U.S. government to ease regulations on artificial intelligence development to keep America at the forefront of AI innovation. In a 15-page proposal submitted to the White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), OpenAI outlined its vision for what it calls the “Intelligence Age.”
The company says the U.S. is on the edge of a new era of prosperity powered by artificial intelligence but warns that overregulation, especially at the state level, could slow progress and risk ceding ground to countries like China.Relief from state regulations
At the heart of the plan is what OpenAI calls the “freedom to innovate.” The company wants the federal government to take a light-touch approach to regulation and instead form voluntary partnerships with AI companies. If developers agree to work with federal groups like the U.S. AI Safety Institute (US AISI), OpenAI says they should be protected from more stringent state rules.
“For innovation to truly create new freedoms, America’s builders, developers, and entrepreneurs — our nation’s greatest competitive advantage — must first have the freedom to innovate in the national interest.” OpenAI stated in its submission.
With hundreds of AI-related bills pending in state legislatures across the country, OpenAI believes a more unified, federally-driven approach is urgently needed.
