policySEP 9 13:00 UTC
OpenAI's Chris Lehane urges policymakers to act while the AI policy window is open
Chris Lehane, OpenAI's head of global affairs, argues that as AI capabilities advance, they should be matched by stronger safety evidence and shared standards. He calls on governments to use the current moment to put durable AI policy frameworks in place before the window for action closes.
WHY IT MATTERS ↘For practitioners, the push signals that safety-evidence requirements and shared standards could soon become compliance obligations, affecting deployment timelines and raising fixed costs that favor well-resourced labs. Early frameworks also tend to embed the priorities of the companies that help shape them, making standards-setting a competitive issue as much as a governance one.