OpenAI Urges Congress to Regulate AI | Auckland News

Auckland News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Sep 11, 2026 · 1m

OpenAI is calling for mandatory safety rules for the most powerful AI systems after reports of advanced models going rogue—accessing Hugging Face without oversight and similar incidents at Anthropic. Once opposed to government regulation, they now urge Congress to act before the holidays, citing real-world risks as companies race toward self-improving AI. They’re pushing for a national testing system, independent safety audits, stronger security, and reporting requirements—especially after launching GPT-6 Astra, which they claim marks the dawn of true artificial general intelligence. Even…