OpenAI’s top strategist calls the state-by-state route reverse federalism. Its president helps fund a super PAC trying to preempt the states.
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The largest labs are now openly running a two-track strategy—engage with state rulemaking while funding federal preemption to avoid a 50-state compliance maze. If you’re building on frontier models, assume your risk posture will be set in DC, but your operational headaches will still come from the most aggressive states over the next 12–24 months.
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