OpenAI proposes development of global AI standards to guide alignment, RSI

OpenAi founder Sam Altman speaks during the G20 Innovation Ministerial on September 2, 2026 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.Sean Rayford | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesOpenAI on Monday posted a set of proposals for safety and security in the development of frontier artificial intelligence with a heavy focus on alignment research and recursive self-improvement, or RSI."Navigating this transition safely requires alignment research to keep pace with these capabilities so that the systems we and others build remain aligned with human values and under human control," the company said in a blog post.OpenAI called for international cooperation to develop frontier standards and recommended building on the work of existing AI safety institutes around the world.The ChatGPT maker said these technical standards should focus on frontier AI models and developers, as well as benefit-risk management for automated AI researchers, which includes RSI.RSI has excited AI developers over its potential to create foundation models that can upgrade themselves without human involvement. Advancements within RSI have led some technologists to raise concerns that foundation model makers could lose control of...