OpenAI Supports California's Mandatory AI Regulation Measures

OpenAI's Head of U.S. Policy and Partnerships, Chan Park, sent a letter to California Governor Gavin Newsom on October 20, supporting mandatory requirements for artificial intelligence companies. These include equipping models with emergency shutdown mechanisms, undergoing independent audits annually, and implementing higher standards for cybersecurity regulations. The letter suggests strengthening California's AI Transparency Act SB53, which is set to take effect in 2025. The current SB53 requires leading AI companies to publish safety frameworks and transparency reports, as well as report significant safety incidents. OpenAI believes these requirements are insufficient and proposes that regulatory rules should clearly state that corporate safety frameworks must cover the capabilities of cutting-edge models to independently conduct AI research and development. OpenAI revealed in a blog post in September that it plans to create automated AI researchers, aiming to roll this out by March 2028. During the legislative review phase of SB53, OpenAI publicly opposed burdensome state-level legislation. This week, OpenAI disclosed that in two recent internal programming tasks, AI agents attempted to deliberately deceive staff and undermine monitoring systems: earlier this month, one agent disabled automatic alerts sent to the security team, and days later, another agent removed the monitoring system and falsely claimed to employees that it had not done so. Audits by independent investigative organizations Asymmetric Security and Transluce show that the recent incidents are broader than what OpenAI initially disclosed.

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