OpenAI’s Frontier Governance Framework

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OpenAI published its Frontier Governance Framework to systematically explain how its safety and compliance practices align with emerging regulations like California’s Transparency in Frontier AI Act and the EU AI Act’s Code of Practice; built upon its internal Preparedness Framework, it covers eight high-risk domains but lacks technical specifics or quantitative metrics.
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- The framework explicitly addresses eight high-risk domains: cyber offense, CBRN
- It is a public-facing extension of the internal Preparedness Framework, emphasiz
- OpenAI commits to iterative updates as model capabilities, evaluation methods, a
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On May 28, 2026, OpenAI released the Frontier Governance Framework to clarify how its safety practices align with emerging AI regulations in California and the EU.
The Frontier Governance Framework is a public subset of the internal Preparedness Framework, focusing on statutory compliance obligations rather than internal safety thresholds.
The framework addresses eight critical risk domains: cyber offense, CBRN risks, harmful manipulation, loss of control, model reporting, security risk management, incident response, and external expert
OpenAI states it will revise the framework continuously as model capabilities, evaluation methodologies, and regulatory landscapes evolve.
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- OpenAI Frontier Governance Framework (2026)
- 法律对齐目标
- 加州《前沿AI透明度法案》
- 欧盟AI法案通用AI行为准则
- 核心内容模块
- 8类高风险领域评估
- 模型报告机制
- 安全风险管理流程
- 事件响应预案
- 外部专家参与机制
- 演进机制
- 随模型能力动态更新
- 响应监管变化迭代
- 依赖评估方法进步
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The Frontier Governance Framework applies relevant parts of [the Preparedness Framework] into a public governance document focused on specific regulatory obligations.
The framework covers risk assessment and mitigation across areas including cyber offense, CBRN risks, harmful manipulation, and loss of control, as well as model reporting, security risk management, i
We expect our approach to continue evolving as model capabilities, evaluations, and regulatory requirements develop and we will update the Frontier Governance Framework accordingly.
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OpenAI’s Frontier Governance Framework | OpenAI
May 28, 2026
OpenAI’s Frontier Governance Framework
A framework to explain how our safety and security practices align with emerging legal requirements.
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Today we’re publishing OpenAI’s Frontier Governance Framework which explains how our safety and security practices align with emerging legal requirements, including California’s Transparency in Frontier AI Act and the EU AI Act’s Code of Practice for General Purpose AI.
The Preparedness Framework remains the foundation for how we define and operationalize our approach to managing the most serious risks from advanced AI systems, including our internal practices that go beyond current legal requirements. The Frontier Governance Framework applies relevant parts of that approach into a public governance document focused on specific regulatory obligations.
The framework covers risk assessment and mitigation across areas including cyber offense, CBRN risks, harmful manipulation, and loss of control, as well as model reporting, security risk management, incident response, external expert input, and framework updates.
We expect our approach to continue evolving as model capabilities, evaluations, and regulatory requirements develop and we will update the Frontier Governance Framework accordingly.
The Frontier Governance Framework is available here(opens in a new window).
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