{"id":39022,"date":"2026-07-17T17:45:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T17:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tun.com\/home\/?p=39022"},"modified":"2026-07-16T12:08:56","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T12:08:56","slug":"openai-pushes-reverse-federalism-to-build-us-ai-safety-rules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tun.com\/home\/openai-pushes-reverse-federalism-to-build-us-ai-safety-rules\/","title":{"rendered":"OpenAI Pushes &#8216;Reverse Federalism&#8217; to Build US AI Safety Rules"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-blockquote uagb-block-e7eb3fc3 uagb-blockquote__skin-border uagb-blockquote__stack-img-none\"><blockquote class=\"uagb-blockquote\"><div class=\"uagb-blockquote__content\">OpenAI is betting that harmonized state laws in California, New York and Illinois can pressure Washington into a national AI safety framework. The company calls this &#8220;reverse federalism.&#8221;<\/div><footer><div class=\"uagb-blockquote__author-wrap uagb-blockquote__author-at-left\"><\/div><\/footer><\/blockquote><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-space-between is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-b0ffac9c wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div style=\"font-size:16px\" class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-post-author\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-author__content\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-author__name\">The University Network<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-social-share uagb-social-share__outer-wrap uagb-social-share__layout-horizontal uagb-block-ee584a31\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-social-share-child uagb-ss-repeater uagb-ss__wrapper uagb-block-ec619ce7\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__link\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"facebook\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-wrap\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"><path d=\"M504 256C504 119 393 8 256 8S8 119 8 256c0 123.8 90.69 226.4 209.3 245V327.7h-63V256h63v-54.64c0-62.15 37-96.48 93.67-96.48 27.14 0 55.52 4.84 55.52 4.84v61h-31.28c-30.8 0-40.41 19.12-40.41 38.73V256h68.78l-11 71.69h-57.78V501C413.3 482.4 504 379.8 504 256z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-social-share-child uagb-ss-repeater uagb-ss__wrapper uagb-block-32d99934\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__link\" data-href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"twitter\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-wrap\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"><path d=\"M389.2 48h70.6L305.6 224.2 487 464H345L233.7 318.6 106.5 464H35.8L200.7 275.5 26.8 48H172.4L272.9 180.9 389.2 48zM364.4 421.8h39.1L151.1 88h-42L364.4 421.8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-social-share-child uagb-ss-repeater uagb-ss__wrapper uagb-block-1d136f14\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__link\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle?url=\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"linkedin\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-wrap\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\"><path d=\"M416 32H31.9C14.3 32 0 46.5 0 64.3v383.4C0 465.5 14.3 480 31.9 480H416c17.6 0 32-14.5 32-32.3V64.3c0-17.8-14.4-32.3-32-32.3zM135.4 416H69V202.2h66.5V416zm-33.2-243c-21.3 0-38.5-17.3-38.5-38.5S80.9 96 102.2 96c21.2 0 38.5 17.3 38.5 38.5 0 21.3-17.2 38.5-38.5 38.5zm282.1 243h-66.4V312c0-24.8-.5-56.7-34.5-56.7-34.6 0-39.9 27-39.9 54.9V416h-66.4V202.2h63.7v29.2h.9c8.9-16.8 30.6-34.5 62.9-34.5 67.2 0 79.7 44.3 79.7 101.9V416z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">OpenAI published a detailed policy argument on July 15 laying out how it believes the United States should govern the most powerful AI systems \u2014 and its strategy hinges on states doing the heavy lifting until Congress catches up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Written by Chris Lehane, OpenAI&#8217;s chief global affairs officer, the piece introduces a framework the company calls &#8220;reverse federalism&#8221;: the idea that if enough states pass substantially similar AI safety laws, they effectively create a national compliance standard that Congress can then adopt wholesale. California, New York and Illinois are already there, OpenAI argues, and together they represent an estimated 40% of the U.S. AI market \u2014 enough weight to function as a de facto national regime even without a single federal law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What the Three-State Baseline Actually Requires<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">OpenAI identifies three elements it says must appear in any state law for this strategy to work. First, AI developers must produce documented safety frameworks, including risk assessments for frontier models and public disclosure of results. Second, companies must report serious safety incidents. Third, they must submit to independent, objective audits. OpenAI describes California as having &#8220;established the core disclosure framework,&#8221; New York as proving &#8220;the approach could be adopted across jurisdictions,&#8221; and Illinois as &#8220;requiring independent verification of key disclosures.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The company is explicit that additional provisions beyond those three \u2014 often added to secure enough legislative votes \u2014 risk creating the regulatory patchwork it is trying to avoid. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Without that discipline, we risk policy creep and a patchwork of state laws that are difficult for regulators to enforce, confusing for consumers to navigate, and divert developer resources\u2014especially at start-ups and small companies\u2014that would be better invested in safety,&#8221; wrote Lehane.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Federal Picture: A Cybersecurity Deadline and a Bipartisan Bill<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the federal level, OpenAI signals it is engaged with the Trump Administration on a framework specifically for government cybersecurity testing of the most capable AI models, with a target completion date of early August 2026. The company also endorses \u2014 cautiously \u2014 the Great American AI Act, a bipartisan House discussion draft introduced by Reps. Jay Obernolte and Lori Trahan, calling it &#8220;a productive step forward&#8221; while stopping short of full-throated support for every provision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">OpenAI also calls for strengthening the Center for AI Standards and Innovation (CAISI), a federal body created under President Biden and continued under President Trump, as the durable institutional home for frontier model evaluations. CAISI evaluations already cover cybersecurity, biosecurity and chemical-weapons risks, with some work conducted in classified settings \u2014 a scope that requires specialized technical skills and, in some cases, security clearances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The international dimension is equally ambitious. CEO Sam Altman published a proposal in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/0c2e1077-f658-4b3d-9040-602615c961ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Financial Times<\/em><\/a> calling for &#8220;a US-led international forum that establishes accepted standards, provides expert and impartial analysis of capabilities and risks, and makes the technology available to nations and companies that participate and follow the rules.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lehane&#8217;s post frames the domestic regulatory momentum as groundwork for exactly that kind of global framework \u2014 positioning U.S. standards as the template other democracies adopt rather than the other way around.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">OpenAI Isn&#8217;t Alone \u2014 and There Is Real Tension Here<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The announcement does not land in a vacuum. Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis has similarly called for an independent expert body to evaluate advanced AI before release, though he envisions a new organization rather than building on an existing government agency like CAISI. Both OpenAI and Anthropic supported Illinois SB 315 as it moved through the state legislature, where it passed with broad bipartisan backing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But the federal bill has run into meaningful opposition. Labor unions, consumer advocacy groups, and a formal House Democratic commission have pushed back hard on the Great American AI Act&#8217;s three-year preemption clause, which critics argue would freeze state and local AI protections while leaving oversight to a federal government that has not yet demonstrated the capacity to enforce them. OpenAI threads this needle carefully \u2014 endorsing federal action while insisting states should remain active partners, not sidelined actors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why This Matters If You Are Building a Career Right Now<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every compliance function embedded in these laws \u2014 risk assessments, audit regimes, incident reporting pipelines, whistleblower protections \u2014 needs people to staff it. AI policy is already one of the fastest-growing career tracks of 2026, and demand is outpacing the supply of qualified candidates at frontier labs, federal agencies, law firms, think tanks and international organizations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For law students, the enforcement architecture alone points to a sustained wave of legal work: the proposed federal bill includes civil penalties up to $1 million per violation per day, state enforcement by attorneys general, and mandatory audit requirements. For computer science students, CAISI&#8217;s classified evaluation work signals that federal technical roles are growing and will increasingly require both AI engineering expertise and security clearances. And because many safety, governance and policy roles hire on demonstrated skills rather than specific credentials, students from a wide range of backgrounds \u2014 policy, ethics, public administration, even communications \u2014 are competitive candidates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Students entering the workforce over the next 1-3 years will be among the first trained during this regulatory buildup. The infrastructure being debated right now is the infrastructure they will spend their careers operating inside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:8px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"source-attribution wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/openai.com\/index\/advancing-ai-safety-through-state-and-federal-action\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">OpenAI<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"research-citations\">\n<summary>Additional research sources<\/summary>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dwt.com\/blogs\/artificial-intelligence-law-advisor\/2026\/07\/illinois-frontier-ai-safety-law\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.dwt.com\/blogs\/artificial-intelligence-law-advisor\/2026\/07\/illinois-frontier-ai-safety-law<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/capitolnewsillinois.com\/news\/pritzker-signs-landmark-ai-regulation-bill-that-aims-to-mitigate-risks\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/capitolnewsillinois.com\/news\/pritzker-signs-landmark-ai-regulation-bill-that-aims-to-mitigate-risks\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crowell.com\/en\/insights\/client-alerts\/illinois-imposes-transparency-and-safety-obligations-on-frontier-ai-systems\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.crowell.com\/en\/insights\/client-alerts\/illinois-imposes-transparency-and-safety-obligations-on-frontier-ai-systems<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/fpf.org\/blog\/frontier-ai-goes-federal-how-the-great-american-ai-act-compares-to-state-laws\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/fpf.org\/blog\/frontier-ai-goes-federal-how-the-great-american-ai-act-compares-to-state-laws\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/labs.cloudsecurityalliance.org\/research\/csa-research-note-agentic-ai-governance-cisa-nist-caisi-2026\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/labs.cloudsecurityalliance.org\/research\/csa-research-note-agentic-ai-governance-cisa-nist-caisi-2026\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itic.org\/news-events\/news-releases\/iti-welcomes-new-u-s-center-for-ai-standards-and-innovation\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.itic.org\/news-events\/news-releases\/iti-welcomes-new-u-s-center-for-ai-standards-and-innovation<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/details>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OpenAI is betting that harmonized state laws in California, New York and Illinois can pressure Washington into a national AI safety framework. 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