OpenAI will unveil a superintelligent policy proposal next week alongside Spud, advocating for a "Rethink of the Social Contract."

According to 1M AI News monitoring, OpenAI will collaborate on the release of a new model named Spud next week, unveiling a series of policy papers and proposals on superintelligence. The topics will include industrial policy and the employment impact of AI, led by CEO Sam Altman, Chief Futurist Joshua Achiam, and VP of Global Affairs Chris Lehane.

Sources familiar with the matter revealed that the proposals will touch on "reimagining the social contract" and "making superintelligence work for everyone." Some of the content may be contentious, with the aim of shifting the AI conversation from tech circles to a broader public sphere. In recent weeks, OpenAI has axed Sora, exited its Disney licensing deal, scrapped its adult content companion program, renamed its product division to "AGI Deployment," received a $122 billion investment, and is set to IPO later this year. With the mid-term elections of 2026 approaching and dwindling public support for AI, OpenAI evidently seeks to set the agenda before regulation takes hold.

However, OpenAI's senior leadership itself is divided on AI politics. Achiam previously criticized AI-advocacy groups for spending money to attack New York congressional candidate Alex Bores, who supports regulation, on Twitter, calling it "a move that will be widely seen as a meaningless self-own." This was widely interpreted as a jab at OpenAI President Brockman, who happens to be a major donor to the anti-regulation super PAC. While advocating for "reimagining the social contract," the internal discord at OpenAI on how to navigate government relations is evidently unresolved.