TECH - OpenAI Steps Up Lobbying Efforts As It Seeks To Shape AI Regulations Amid Growing Concerns About Safety | Benzinga
OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT, is significantly expanding its lobbying team, aiming to shape the regulatory landscape for AI amid growing concerns about AI safety.
What Happened: The San Francisco-based company has rapidly grown its global affairs team from three members at the beginning of 2023 to 35. OpenAI intends to increase this number to 50 by the end of 2024, reported the Financial Times.
The expansion is a strategic move to influence the development of AI safety legislation, which could potentially restrict the growth of Microsoft Corp.-backed OpenAI’s advanced models.
The company’s global affairs department, though a small fraction of its 1,200-strong workforce, is strategically placed in countries where AI legislation is being formulated, such as Belgium, the UK, Ireland, France, Singapore, India, Brazil, and the U.S.
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