openaienmodel: gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Industrial policy for the Intelligence Age — people-first AI policy ideas
Key Points
- People-first industrial policy
- Fellowships and grants available
- OpenAI Workshop in May 2026
Summary
OpenAI published a people-first set of exploratory industrial policy ideas to prepare for the transition toward superintelligence. The proposals aim to expand opportunity, share prosperity, and build resilient institutions. They are intentionally early and meant to stimulate public discussion rather than serve as final recommendations. OpenAI is soliciting feedback (newindustrialpolicy@openai.com), launching a pilot fellowship and grant program (up to $100,000 and up to $1,000,000 in API credits), and convening an OpenAI Workshop in May 2026 in Washington, DC.
Key Points
- Review the full policy ideas as a starting point for technical and governance discussions.
- Provide feedback or questions to newindustrialpolicy@openai.com to influence the draft.
- Apply for pilot fellowships or research grants (awards up to $100k) and API credit packages (up to $1M) for eligible projects.
- Consider proposing technical work that demonstrates people-first outcomes: equitable access, shared prosperity, and institutional resilience.
- Plan to attend or follow outputs from the OpenAI Workshop in Washington, DC (May 2026) for community coordination and next steps.
- Engineers should align project proposals with safety, governance, and inclusion principles emphasized by the document.