OpenAI Faces Multi-Agency Scrutiny: AI Governance Power is Decentralized
DavidSKrueger · x · 2026-08-13
Despite the Silicon Valley bubble suggesting otherwise, power in AI governance remains widely distributed. From Republican AGs demanding OpenAI preserve records regarding the Hugging Face attack, to House Democrats pressing OpenAI and Anthropic with sharp questions, multiple actors are actively engaging. The author emphasizes that human agency is still abundant, and we can still wake the 'sleeping giants' before totalizing superintelligence arrives.
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