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Utah, North Carolina AGs Launch Bipartisan AI Task Force With OpenAI and Microsoft

States move to fill a federal gap on AI oversight by drafting voluntary safeguards with industry.

Overview

  • Attorneys General Derek Brown of Utah and Jeff Jackson of North Carolina unveiled a standing forum that brings state enforcers together with OpenAI and Microsoft.
  • The effort, facilitated by the Attorney General Alliance, plans to recruit additional state regulators and AI companies as work begins.
  • Priorities include identifying emerging risks, setting basic developer safeguards with an emphasis on protecting children, and coordinating timely responses to new challenges.
  • Any guardrails will be voluntary, but officials say the forum could streamline joint investigations or legal action if consumer harm occurs.
  • Industry policies diverge on sensitive content—highlighted by recent statements from OpenAI’s Sam Altman and Microsoft’s Mustafa Suleyman—and some experts question giving developers formal seats on the task force.