OpenAI Plans Post-Midterm AI Policy and PR Blitz
Axios-sourced reports say OpenAI plans a policy and public-relations campaign after the U.S. midterm elections. Its proposals include mandatory safeguards for the most capable AI systems, called “speed limits,” and possibly rebranding data centers as “AI compute campuses,” alongside proposals on training, global standards and community benefits. The campaign was still a plan, and the reports do not establish that the proposed limits or renaming had been adopted.
The disclosure shows OpenAI is seeking to shape U.S. AI policy and the public debate over data-center expansion, not merely reacting to regulation.
美国中期选举将于周二举行。选举结束后，OpenAI将立即展开一场密集的政策倡议和公关行动，以争取适应华盛顿新的政治格局。其中一项举措是重新包装数据中心的概念，将其称为“人工智能算力园区”（AI compute campuses）。
在过去两年里，人工智能企业一直与白宫保持着友好关系。但周二过后，随着民主党很可能赢得众议院控制权，这些企业将面临一个态度更加强硬的华盛顿。与此同时，OpenAI还希望影响2028年美国总统大选的人工智能政策辩论。届时，潜在总统候选人的阵营将从周三开始逐渐形成。
OpenAI首席全球事务官克里斯·莱恩（Chris Lehane）告诉我们：“你可以选择追逐时代潮流，也可以尝试通过思想的力量影响时代潮流。”他将周二的选举称为“从一个时代迈向下一个时代的选举转折点”。
自8月以来，莱恩及其团队一直在储备政策提案，其中既有全新构想，也有经过重新包装的旧有方案，旨在强化外界对人工智能政策问题的紧迫感，并引导相关辩论的方向。