Altman says OpenAI welcomes federal AI safety rules but won't wait for legislation
minchoi · x · 2026-09-15
Sam Altman posted that American companies building increasingly capable AI should give the world confidence they will act responsibly, adding there is no reason to come to work if they cannot deliver on this. He said OpenAI welcomes a federal framework setting consistent safety requirements for frontier AI, but believes the work of providing this confidence should not wait for an anti-trust exemption or legislation, and expressed enthusiasm for ideas like independent auditors. The commenter noted this "keep shipping + act responsibly" thesis used to be a closed-door memo, and is now a public timeline post.
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