OpenAI Regulatory Landscape: CAISI Absence and Illinois AI Safety Bill

The U.S. Commerce Department's CAISI program is testing new AI models from Google, Microsoft, and xAI in classified conditions for national security risks before public release, but OpenAI is conspicuously absent. This raises questions about regulatory oversight and potential gaps as OpenAI approaches its IPO. New: Illinois passes strongest US AI safety bill requiring third-party audits of frontier labs; OpenAI's Chris Lehane endorses it, signaling a strategic shift toward state-level engagement and proactive regulatory positioning.