OpenAI supports a key provision of the FRONTIER Act (H.R. 9925) requiring top AI companies to embed outside evaluators for safety verification.
Chris Lehane told reporters OpenAI backs independent verification organizations (IVOs) licensed to assess the largest developers. The requirement applies to companies meeting high revenue and computing investment thresholds.
The FRONTIER Act, sponsored by Reps. Jay Obernolte (R-Calif.) and Lori Trahan (D-Mass.), would create the first federal framework for AI safety assessments.
This marks the first time OpenAI has backed a specific federal mandate for third-party AI audits, though it has not endorsed the bill in its entirety.