OpenAI executive urges AI-focused policies for 2028 election, drawing New Deal parallel
Lehane proposes a compelling third path to share AI’s benefits; Brennan says the essay advocates policies for OpenAI’s own benefit
OpenAI’s chief global affairs officer Chris Lehane has published an essay urging politicians to address Americans’ anxieties about artificial intelligence ahead of the 2028 presidential election, comparing the technology’s potential to reshape the economy to Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal and calling for a compelling third path that shares AI’s benefits. The essay drew criticism from Kate Brennan of the AI Now Institute.