Mar 14, 2025 11:30:00

OpenAI urges government to reduce regulations on AI, stating that it is 'not to lose out in the AI technology development race with China'

OpenAI has made a recommendation regarding the U.S. government's AI Action Plan, urging it to 'reduce regulations in order to win the AI technology race with China.'

OpenAI's proposals for the US AI Action Plan | OpenAI

https://openai.com/global-affairs/openai-proposals-for-the-us-ai-action-plan/

OpenAI Asks White House for Relief From State AI Rules - Bloomberg

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-13/openai-asks-white-house-for-relief-from-state-ai-rules

President Trump rescinded the Biden administration's sweeping executive order on AI and ordered the creation of an 'AI Action Plan to Preserve and Enhance America's Global AI Dominance' in a new executive order on January 23, 2025. In response, the U.S. government is soliciting policy ideas for inclusion in the AI Action Plan from February 25, 2025 to March 15, 2025.

OpenAI responded to the call for ideas with a 15-page policy proposal. In the proposal, OpenAI argues that 'the hundreds of AI-related bills being considered across the US threaten to stifle technological progress,' and that 'the US should consider relaxing regulations in exchange for allowing the government access to the models.'

The background to these proposals is the intensifying race for AI technology development with China. Although President Trump has shown a hands-off approach to regulating AI technology, states are actively considering new measures against everything from deep fakes to AI bias, and problems have arisen, such as AI learning leading to lawsuits between companies over copyright issues. OpenAI stated, 'If Chinese developers have unlimited access to data while American developers are subject to data restrictions, the race for AI is effectively over,' and 'Government support is needed for the United States to maintain its AI leadership.'

The following article summarizes the issues surrounding copyright.

OpenAI says 'AI race ends if training on copyrighted work is not fair use' - GIGAZINE

In addition to 'helping to advance AI development,' OpenAI also proposes giving AI companies access to government-held data, which 'could be particularly important if copyright issues limit U.S. companies' access to training data.'

OpenAI posted a blog post at the same time as the proposal, emphasizing that 'America will succeed when it bets on American ingenuity,' and concluding, 'We look forward to discussing the proposal with the Administration.'