Overview
- OpenAI, which published a 13-page policy paper Monday, proposes higher taxes on capital gains and corporate profits, a robot tax, portable benefits, a public wealth fund, and pilots for a four-day workweek.
- Axios reported Thursday that OpenAI is finalizing a new model and limiting access to a small group of companies, raising fresh questions about who controls powerful AI tools.
- A New Yorker investigation this week depicted CEO Sam Altman as willing to mislead, intensifying concerns about credibility as the company seeks a role shaping policy.
- Commentary across outlets frames the paper as lobbying that repackages progressive ideas, with scrutiny extending to big political spending by the Leading the Future super PAC linked to OpenAI allies.
- Policy veterans told Axios that sweeping federal action is unlikely this year, and OpenAI’s team is targeting state-level efforts where energy expansion and data-center rules are already being written.