# OpenAI's Chris Lehane urges 2028 candidates to set AI economic policy

> Original title: OpenAI is already trying to shape the 2028 election

- Source: TechCrunch · AI
- Published: 2026-11-04T21:25:44.000Z
- Bad Influence: https://badinfluence.news/items/xuukk5v1hof5o7pp6svhpnr3o
- Original: https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/04/openai-is-already-trying-to-shape-the-2028-election/

## Summary

OpenAI chief global affairs officer Chris Lehane says the 2028 presidential election could be a defining moment for AI and calls on politicians to develop policies addressing Americans' concerns. In an essay comparing AI's economic impact to Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal, he lays out five policy priorities spanning worker protections, education, AI safety and data center development. AI Now Institute's Kate Brennan calls the proposals self-serving and says they are predicated on benefits from AI that have not yet materialized.