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OpenAI backs FRONTIER Act provision requiring outside AI model evaluators

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OpenAI has expressed support for a provision in the bipartisan FRONTIER Act, a House proposal, that would require leading AI companies to embed outside evaluators to ensure model safety. The endorsement was reported by Politico on September 15, 2026.

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    OpenAI backs a provision of the FRONTIER Act, a bipartisan House proposal, that would require AI companies to embed outside evaluators to ensure model safety (Brendan Bordelon/Politico)

    Brendan Bordelon / Politico : OpenAI backs a provision of the FRONTIER Act, a bipartisan House proposal, that would require AI companies to embed outside evaluators to ensure model safety — Artificial intelligence giant OpenAI is supporting a bipartisan House proposal that would require top AI companies to embed outside evaluators to ensure their models are safe.

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