OpenAI’s Economic Blueprint

# OpenAI’s Economic Blueprint Source: [https://openai.com/global-affairs/openais-economic-blueprint/](https://openai.com/global-affairs/openais-economic-blueprint/) Chips, data, energy and talent are the keys to winning on AI—and this is a race America can and must win\. There’s an estimated $175 billion sitting in global funds awaiting investment in AI projects, and if the US doesn’t attract those funds, they will flow to China\-backed projects—strengthening the Chinese Communist Party’s global influence\. We believe that making sure AI benefits the most people possible means enabling AI through common\-sense rules aimed at protecting people from actual harms, and building democratic AI shaped by the values the US has always stood for, including: - A free market promoting free and fair competition that drives innovation - Freedom for developers and users to work with and direct our tools as they see fit, in exchange for following clear, common\-sense standards that help keep AI safe for everyone, and being accountable when they don’t - Preventing government use of AI tools to amass power and control their citizens, or to threaten or coerce other states\. As for any industry, we need common\-sense rules of the road that safeguard the public while helping innovators thrive by encouraging investment, competition, and greater freedom for everyone—and to best achieve this, these rules should apply nationwide, rather than in a patchwork of state\-by\-state regulations\. We believe in America because America believes in innovation\. This is why our CEO will be kicking off this work with a gathering in Washington, DC on January 30 to preview the state of AI advancement and how it can drive economic growth\. And this is why that event will kick off our Innovating for America initiative to engage states across the country to help ensure that we’re bringing AI’s economic benefits to Americans from all walks of life\. This country always succeeds when it bets on its ecosystem of builders and entrepreneurs\. This Blueprint, a living document we’ll update as we learn from our work to help solve people’s hard problems, lays out a relationship we believe we can build on with government here at home and as a place to begin with allies around the world\. The full Blueprint is available[here⁠\(opens in a new window\)](https://cdn.openai.com/global-affairs/openai-us-economicblueprint-feb-2025-edu-update.pdf)\. --- ***Update on Feb 20, 2025:****We updated our Economic Blueprint to include specific proposals to support AI workforce development at the federal, state and local levels\.*