OpenAI wants regulation. This is what they want
1. A new regulatory agency. They do not want to be regulated by the FTC because they want to pretend that they are not just another corporate entity trying to make money. But also, a new agency is likely vulnerable to regulatory capture.
If staffed by people sympathetic to OpenAI, this agency can give grief to emerging competitors
@twitskeptic aaaaaannnnd there you go. Senate Republicans eager to help OpenAI capture any future regulatory body.