In a separate LinkedIn post, OpenAI Chief Global Affairs Officer Chris Lehane called the order “an important step forward” and said AI security requires close partnership between government and industry.
“Maximizing AI’s gains while minimizing its risk requires the public and private sectors to pool their respective strengths,” Lehane wrote. “The US government brings unique visibility into security threats and critical infrastructure risks, as well as access to classified systems the private sector does not possess. Frontier AI companies bring technical understanding of these systems and how to test and safeguard them.”
Lehane noted that cyber threats often target institutions people rely on every day, including hospitals, schools, utilities, financial institutions and local governments.
“That same principle is at the heart of this EO: a stronger partnership between government and industry, better tools for trusted defenders, and a safer foundation for the Intelligence Age,” Lehane wrote.
