{
  "id": 5608595,
  "title": "OpenAI Wants to Talk About <em>The Federalist Papers</em>",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/openai-wants-to-talk-about-em-the-federalist-papers-em",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-04T17:01:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Atlantic",
    "slug": "the-atlantic",
    "url": "https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2026/09/openai-constitution-dean-ball/688524/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "OpenAI has announced a new initiative, \"Strategic Futures,\" aimed at defending individual liberty and political freedom in the face of increasingly powerful artificial intelligence. In a blog post, Dean Ball, leader of the project, quoted James Madison from The Federalist Papers, expressing concern that AI could concentrate power in the hands of those who control it and disempower humans. Ball worries that governments may no longer need to listen to their citizens if AI can wage wars and run bureaucracy with omniscient software. He is interested in exploring new political institutions that might emerge to prevent this outcome. Many Americans are already feeling a loss of agency due to distrust towards the AI industry, concerns about data centers, and job security fears. OpenAI, as a major player in the AI industry, is paradoxically criticizing the concentration of power brought about by AI. The author interviewed Ball to better understand his concerns and his vision for how the United States should adapt to the age of AI. Ball, who previously served as an AI adviser to the Trump administration and helped write the AI Action Plan, now sees AI as a transforming force in the world. He believes that AI is already changing the political landscape and that it is happening rapidly.",
  "summary": "The AI giant is worried about what all-powerful bots could mean for our constitutional rights.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "Swarm of rouge OpenAI agents hijacked German site to talk with each other: Report",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/swarm-of-rouge-openai-agents-hijacked-german-site-to-talk-with-each",
        "published": "2026-09-04T17:22:44.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}