OpenAI subpoenaed researcher's communications over California AI safety law SB 53
trevposts · x · 2026-09-21
AI policy researcher Nathan Calvin pushes back on claims that AI regulation advocacy is a pro-company psy-op: AI execs funded a Super PAC pushing a moratorium on all state AI regulation, and OpenAI subpoenaed him and Encode for all communications about California's SB 53, even sending a sheriff's deputy to his home for private texts with legislators, students, and former OpenAI employees. He notes Anthropic also criticized RAISE Act and SB 1047 as too strong — companies aren't begging for oversight, though they do exploit the moment for favorable policy.
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