Issue 35Published September 10, 2026
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OpenAI backs four California AI-safety bills and calls for federal rules
OpenAI said it supports mandatory, capability-based national AI-safety requirements and formally endorsed four California bills that it says passed the legislature and are headed to Governor Newsom: SB 813 on independent risk assessors, AB 1405 on AI-auditor standards, SB 1119 on companion-chatbot safeguards for young people, and AB 1864 on screening standards for gene-synthesis providers and benchtop synthesis equipment.
- OpenAI said it supports mandatory, capability-based national AI-safety requirements and formally endorsed four California bills that it says passed the legislature and are headed to Governor Newsom: SB 813 on independent risk assessors, AB 1405 on AI-auditor standards, SB 1119 on companion-chatbot safeguards for young people, and AB 1864 on screening standards for gene-synthesis providers and benchtop synthesis equipment.
Why it matters
This is a company policy position, not enacted law. Still, the package points to concrete operating areas businesses may need to watch—independent assessments, auditor independence, youth protections and biosecurity controls—while the federal framework OpenAI advocates remains unsettled.
Sources
OpenAI backs four California AI-safety bills and calls for federal rulesOpenAI — The AI policy window is open. We need to act. · Sep 10, 2026
