OpenAI Adds State Policy Capacity as Federal AI Legislation Stalls

OpenAI is expanding its public-policy operation, with a sharper focus on U.S. states, as Congress remains stuck on a federal framework for advanced AI and legislatures keep writing their own rules. The company is building out the team that already handles governors, state lawmakers, and local officials, a move that tracks its broader bet that national standards may be assembled from statehouses rather than Capitol Hill.