1,300+ AI Employees Urge US Gov to Regulate Automated AI R&D with 23 Policies
fiiiiiist · x · 2026-08-13
Over 1,300 employees from major AI companies like OpenAI and Anthropic believe the US government should prepare to "pace" automated AI R&D.
Because "pacing" is vague and potentially problematic, a research team developed 23 low-regret policy ideas to manage the risks of automated AI R&D. Key recommendations include:
- Frontier AI companies should publicly share information on AI R&D automation trends and risks.
- Congress should legislate transparency regarding automated AI R&D risk management, incident reporting, and whistleblower protections.
- Congress should fund CAISI with at least $84 million annually to advise senior officials and frontier companies.
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