Sam Altman welcomes federal AI safety framework, says labs shouldn't wait for legislation
imjustnewatai · x · 2026-09-14
Sam Altman argues that as AI progress steepens, the world deserves confidence that American frontier AI companies will act responsibly — and that no one at a frontier lab should come to work if they can't deliver on that.
OpenAI welcomes a federal framework with consistent safety requirements for frontier AI, including ideas like independent auditors, but says the work of building that confidence shouldn't wait for an antitrust exemption or legislation.
He notes that Responsible Scaling Policies and Preparedness Frameworks, developed years ago, fit that earlier moment but focused on deploying completed models rather than what happens during development — implying more is needed at the development stage.
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