The Center for AI Standards and Innovation (CAISI) would act as the main liaison between AI companies and government, expanding a model of government evaluation of AI models for national security risks seen in partnerships with the Commerce Department.

OpenAI released a policy paper outlining five core priorities for AI regulation: transparency, protecting innovation, addressing risks to national security and public safety, advancing democratic governance, and creating adaptive institutions to keep pace with rapid AI development.

The ongoing dynamic resembles a tug-of-war between AI developers and government, with no imminent resolution but with significant implications for the future of technology and society.

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Regulators face broad challenges from AI’s impact on jobs, deepfakes, and the broader crisis of knowing, contributing to a lack of consensus on how regulation should look.

The timing follows White House executive orders on AI innovation and security, signaling a push to place AI regulation within government oversight.

OpenAI proposes a reverse federalism approach, where states pilot common legal frameworks first, with Congress later adopting them at the national level.