OpenAI Bets on ‘Reverse Federalism’ to Reshape Its Washington Playbook
The company is warning that a federal regulatory vacuum will be filled by the states.
- OpenAI is reportedly adopting a lobbying strategy it calls 'reverse federalism' in Washington.
- The premise is that a lack of federal AI regulation will lead states to fill the gap with their own laws.
- The strategy appears designed to preempt a fragmented, state-by-state compliance landscape.