Chris Lehane

American political consultant (born 1967)

27 stories

31 quotes

Industry-led standards would complement — not replace — mandatory federal safeguards and democratic oversight,
With stakes this high, we cannot let the perfect become the enemy of the good,
We will advocate for compatible international approaches to measuring capabilities, managing risk, preserving human control, and determining when and how development should slow or stop, even if that means slowing the advancement of model capabilities,
Today, frontier laboratories largely set their own rules for managing frontier risks,
The AI policy window is open, for now. We intend to use it,
The window where you could see legislation happening is potentially in the first part of next year, when a new Congress comes in,

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Trump’s Voluntary A.I. Policing Echoes What Biden Did. But Is It Enough Today?

The New York Timesnytimes.com/2026/09…

One could condemn critics of such commitments as cynics…were American history not littered with examples of how corporations willingly and knowingly acted in woefully immoral ways in pursuit of their own interests, and to enrich themselves and their shareholders—usually at the public's expense

Newsweeknewsweek.com/trump/ai…

OpenAI says it will comply with Trump's order requiring AI model reviews before release

CNBCcnbc.com/2026/06…

OpenAI has unveiled a new framework for regulating advanced artificial intelligence systems that differs from a recently issued White House executive order, highlighting a growing policy debate in Washington over how the most powerful AI models should be evaluated and monitored

International Business Timesibtimes.com/openai/breaks…