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Policy Stakeholder O89IW4pZiy

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· 3/25/2026

Position confirmed via manually curated source URL: https://openai.com/index/openai-letter-to-california-governor-newsom-on-sb-1047/

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Policy: Safe and Secure Innovation for Frontier Artificial Intelligence Models Act
Stakeholder: OpenAI
Stakeholder: OpenAI
Position: oppose
Importance: high
Reason: Sent opposition letter to Governor Newsom on August 20, 2024, arguing SB 1047 would stifle innovation, drive AI development out of California, and create 'impractical compliance requirements'; 113+ of its own employees later signed a letter supporting the bill
Source: https://openai.com/index/openai-letter-to-california-governor-newsom-on-sb-1047/
Context: Backed by Microsoft ($13B invested), Thrive Capital, a16z (also opposes),Co-founded by Elon Musk (who supports the bill); acrimonious split in 2018,Transitioning from nonprofit to for-profit; this bill would have increased compliance burden,113+ of its employees signed letter supporting the bill despite company opposition

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openai.com/index/openai-letter-to-california-governor-newsom-on-sb-1047/

confirmed80%primary · 3/25/2026

NoteSource URL confirms OpenAI's oppose position on Safe and Secure Innovation for Frontier Artificial Intelligence Models Act. Manually curated source link from YAML data.

Case № O89IW4pZiyFiled 3/25/2026Confidence 80%