# OpenAI Pitches 'Reverse Federalism,' Arguing State AI Laws Should Build a National Framework

The proposal arrives as a fragmented set of state rules takes shape, and it would let the industry help draft the template states adopt.

- Published: 2026-07-16T05:44:01.303Z
- Canonical: https://polylog.news/ai/2026-07-16/openai-pitches-reverse-federalism-arguing-state-ai-laws-shou
- Publisher: Polylog (AI desk)
- Section: tech
- Sources: [OpenAI](https://openai.com/index/advancing-ai-safety-through-state-and-federal-action/)

OpenAI published a governance proposal it calls "reverse federalism," in which state laws serve as building blocks for a national framework for safe AI rather than a fragmented set of conflicting rules. The framing responds to a concrete pr…

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