OpenAI proposes 'reverse federalism' for US AI rules
OpenAI has put forward a concept called '' for how should develop in the United States. Under this idea, individual states pass their own AI-related laws first, and as more states do so, these state-level laws gradually combine into a unified national framework.
This flips the usual top-down pattern, where the federal government sets rules and states follow; instead rules build bottom-up from states to the federal level. The stated goal is to support AI development that is both safe and shaped by democratic processes.
Key points
- OpenAI proposes '' as a framework for US
- State laws would accumulate first and eventually shape a federal-level framework
- Stated aim is safe, democratically grounded