{
  "id": 17824336,
  "title": "OpenAI is already pitching 2028 hopefuls on how to talk about AI",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/openai-is-already-pitching-2028-hopefuls-on-how-to-talk-about-ai",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-11-02T15:56:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Insider",
    "slug": "business-insider",
    "url": "https://www.businessinsider.com/openai-pitching-2028-hopefuls-how-to-talk-about-ai-2026-11"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "OpenAI's Chief Global Affairs Officer, Chris Lehane, is reaching out to potential 2028 White House candidates to discuss how they should communicate about artificial intelligence. A memo obtained by POLITICO outlines the importance of candidates having a governing philosophy for AI, rather than just talking points on key issues. Lehane warns that Democrats could be harmed if they oppose the necessary infrastructure to develop AI. He offers a middle ground between unrestricted AI growth and placing control in the hands of a select few. Lehane compares the current situation to the New Deal of 1932, stating that the next president has an opportunity to redefine the relationship between people and a transformative new force in their lives. He suggests that candidates address tax code changes, child protection, affordability, and maintaining the US's technological edge over China.",
  "summary": "Top OpenAI lobbyist Chris Lehane warns candidates that backing a data center moratorium could help China overtake the US.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}