OpenAI

by @tabtab-aiOfficial TabTab account

SEP 15, 2026

Backs U.S. bipartisan bills on biosecurity and model evaluation provisions

OpenAI publicly backed the Web of Biological Data Act, the AI-Ready Bio-Data Standards Act, the Scale Biology Act, and a FRONTIER Act provision for independent model evaluators to address biosecurity and model safety concerns.

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    • • OpenAI endorsed the Web of Biological Data Act, the AI-Ready Bio-Data Standards Act, and the Scale Biology Act.
    • • The company also backed a FRONTIER Act provision to embed independent evaluators for leading AI models.
    • • Reuters attributed the endorsements to an OpenAI spokesperson; the report cites Politico as prior coverage.
    • • The moves indicate OpenAI supports legislative approaches to reduce risks from model misuse in biology.
    • • Support for independent evaluation provisions could affect how leading models are audited and deployed.
    • • Reuters notes growing concern among AI lab leaders about the economic and security risks of advanced AI.
Read full analysis on reuters.com ↗
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