OpenAI has submitted several policy proposals to the White House, saying they will preserve American competitiveness in artificial intelligence (AI). The company’s comments were submitted in response to the White House’s request for information as it develops its AI Action Plan, OpenAI said in a Thursday (March 13) blog post. “OpenAI’s freedom-focused policy proposals, taken together, can strengthen America’s lead on AI and in doing so, unlock economic growth, lock in American competitiveness and protect our national security,” OpenAI Chief Global Affairs Officer Christopher Lehane wrote in the comments submitted to the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. One proposal calls for the federal government to preempt the states when it comes to AI-related laws, providing the industry with relief from the growing number of bills being considered by states. In exchange, AI companies that opt-in to this offer would give the federal government access to their AI models to ensure safety and test capabilities. Another proposal suggests that the federal government develop an export control strategy that not only restricts the flow of AI technologies to the People’s Republic of China (PRC) but also makes it enhances the export of the technologies to democratic countries. A third proposal from OpenAI calls for greater application of the fair use doctrine to AI so that AI companies can use more information to train artificial intelligence models while still preserving the commercial value of copyrighted works.

Full report : OpenAI releases a 15-page set of policy suggestions for the White House, arguing that hundreds of AI bills pending across the US risk undercutting US progress.