OpenAI calls for international standards for frontier AI and recursive self-improvement

OpenAI argues that international standards for frontier AI safety and security practices may be as important as alignment research itself for navigating frontier progress. It advocates for the United States to lead cooperation with other countries on global technical standards, including standards for recursive self-improvement (RSI), to address challenges such as fragmented national rules, insufficient collective action, and unevenly distributed capabilities. OpenAI says fully autonomous RSI has not occurred today and should not be pursued unless it can be achieved safely.