Ex-OpenAI Policy Chief: Current Laws Too Slow for AI Risks, Explicit Rules Needed Now
Miles_Brundage · x · 2026-08-06
Miles Brundage, former policy advisor at OpenAI, argues that if AI technology were frozen today and evaluated retrospectively over the next few years, companies would likely lose numerous negligence and wrongful death lawsuits.
However, he emphasizes that AI is advancing rapidly and urgently requires explicit new laws. Brundage notes that illegal activities are already occurring, such as SpaceX allegedly violating SB 53 by launching a frontier model without a model card, but significant legal ambiguity remains regarding the broader push to build superintelligence.
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