OpenAI asks US for relief from AI rules to compete with Chinese firms
The ChatGPT maker says the AI race is ‘effectively over’ if China’s developers have unfettered access to data while US companies do not
OpenAI said the administration should consider providing some relief for AI companies big and small from state rules – if and when enacted – in exchange for voluntary access to models.
The recommendation was one of several included in OpenAI’s response to a request for public input issued by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy in February as the administration drafts a new policy to ensure US dominance in AI.
US President Donald Trump previously rescinded the Biden administration’s sprawling executive order on AI and tasked the science office with developing an AI Action Plan by July.
To date, there has been a notable absence of federal legislation governing the AI sector. The Trump administration has generally signalled its intention to take a hands-off approach to regulating the technology. But many states are actively weighing new measures on everything from deepfakes to bias in AI systems.