OpenAI executive sets out AI policy agenda for 2028 election
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On 5 November 2026, TechCrunch reported that Chris Lehane, OpenAI's chief global affairs officer, published a new essay seeking to shape the AI debate in the 2028 US election. The essay likens AI's reshaping of the economy to Roosevelt's New Deal and sets out five policy priorities covering worker protection, education, AI safety and data centre construction, calling on politicians to find a "third way" that lets the public share in AI's gains. This is the only report on the matter so far, with no follow-up or contradiction of earlier coverage.
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- TechCrunch · AIOpenAI is already trying to shape the 2028 election
OpenAI’s Chris Lehane wants AI to define the 2028 election, proposing a new social contract that could benefit Americans while also advancing the AI giant’s own business interests.
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