OpenAI plans to participate in President Donald Trump’s voluntary framework that would give the federal government a chance to evaluate new artificial intelligence systems before they reach the public. 

The executive order asks participating companies to provide access to AI models 30 days ahead of release. That way the government can run benchmarking tests. The process is aimed at measuring model capability, including what the order describes as "advanced cyber capabilities of AI models and determining the threshold at which an AI model should be designated a “covered frontier model.”

In an interview, OpenAI executive George Osborne told CNBC that the company intends to sign up for the program and described a larger role for elected governments in guiding the rollout of AI. 

“It’s quite right that democratic governments have a big role to play in how this technology is used and deployed," he said, adding that OpenAI takes its responsibilities very seriously.

Osborne said OpenAI has been proposing ideas to regulators instead of waiting for requirements to be imposed, according to CNBC. 

He also urged governments to build "powerful regulatory bodies" that can adapt as the technology changes.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman previously backed Trump’s executive order in a post on X, writing, “The U.S. should lead on AI by continuing to develop the very best models, making sure they're safe, and getting cyber tools into the hands of trusted defenders. The new EO gets the balance right.”

OpenAI also published a blog post entitled “Our views on AI policy and political advocacy,” which detailed the company’s policy surrounding politics.

“We want to be explicit: no outside political group speaks for OpenAI or represents our company’s views,” the post said. 

“OpenAI’s policy views should be judged by what we say and do publicly, and we should be held to a high standard. We believe AI policy is too consequential to be treated as just another front in partisan politics,” the note continued.

OpenAI has been a regular presence on Capitol Hill since its ChatGPT release in 2022 helped accelerate interest in generative AI, and Altman has returned multiple times for policy conversations. 

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