Stepbrother of Anthropic employee pulls AI ballot proposals after OpenAI asks watchdog to probe: ‘I was naive’

Source: New York Post

The California man behind a pair of AI-related ballot measures that appeared aimed at OpenAI has withdrawn the proposals – a move that came immediately after Sam Altman’s firm asked a local watchdog to investigate him. As The Post exclusively reported, OpenAI’s lawyers filed a complaint with California’s Fair Political Practices Commission on Monday that referenced East Bay native Alexander Oldham and cited “serious questions” about his potential motives. Oldham, a self-described “nobody” in the AI policy world, filed proposals that, if approved, would have empower state officials to regulate major AI firms.