OpenAI Blog

The AI policy window is open. We need to act.

Chris Lehane argues that as AI capabilities grow, we must strengthen safety evidence, adopt shared standards, and take durable policy action while the policy window remains open.

OpenAI Blog
Jul 10, 2019

Why responsible AI development needs cooperation on safety

We’ve written a policy research paper identifying four strategies that can be used today to improve the likelihood of long-term industry cooperation on safety norms in AI: communicating risks and benefits, technical collaboration, increased transparency, and incentivizing standards. Our analysis shows that industry cooperation on safety will be instrumental in ensuring that AI systems are safe and beneficial, but competitive pressures could lead to a collective action problem, potentially causing AI companies to under-invest in safety.