The AI lab urged the United States to lead an international effort to establish technical safety and security requirements for frontier systems. OpenAI proposed 1 network of AI safety institutes and a shared system to monitor autonomous research and "RSI-relevant" progress inside companies. This framework includes standardized severity levels for AI incidents and clear triggers for mandatory human review of recursive self-improvement.

Fully autonomous recursive self-improvement is not occurring today and should not be pursued until it is safe, OpenAI stated. The company advised that these rules avoid becoming model licenses, government approval requirements, or mandatory pre-release reviews that hinder new entrants and open-weight developers. The proposal also supports US China dialogue to share national security threats before Sam Altman delivers a speech at the United Nations.