{"id":22661,"date":"2026-04-12T10:37:18","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T08:37:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/12\/ai-companies-know-they-have-an-image-problem-will-funding-policy-papers-and-thinktanks-dig-them-out\/"},"modified":"2026-04-12T10:37:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T08:37:18","slug":"ai-companies-know-they-have-an-image-problem-will-funding-policy-papers-and-thinktanks-dig-them-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/12\/ai-companies-know-they-have-an-image-problem-will-funding-policy-papers-and-thinktanks-dig-them-out\/","title":{"rendered":"AI companies know they have an image problem. Will funding policy papers and thinktanks dig them out?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The aggressive effort by major players aims to reshape the narrative as polls show increasing public disapproval of AI<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/openai\">OpenAI<\/a> made a surprise announcement this week \u2013 not an update to ChatGPT or another multibillion-dollar datacenter \u2013 but a policy paper that called for a reimagining of the social contract based around \u201ca slate of people-first ideas\u201d. It\u2019s the latest move in an aggressive effort by the major AI players to reshape the narrative around their industry, as polls show public disapproval of AI increasing.<\/p>\n<p>OpenAI\u2019s 13-page paper, titled <a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.openai.com\/pdf\/561e7512-253e-424b-9734-ef4098440601\/Industrial%20Policy%20for%20the%20Intelligence%20Age.pdf\">Industrial Policy for the Intelligence Age<\/a>, follows its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2026\/apr\/02\/openai-talk-show-tbpn\">surprise acquisition<\/a> of tech-friendly podcast TBPN<strong> <\/strong>and its announcement of plans to open a Washington DC office that will feature a dedicated space called the OpenAI workshop for non-profits and policymakers to learn about and discuss the company\u2019s technology.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2026\/apr\/12\/ai-image-problem-policy-papers-thinktanks\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/52f28e3778e0def3eb14d4cf2f324385763c3788\/415_0_2671_2138\/master\/2671.jpg?width=140&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=26ff57a198978e7226fd2c7798348d90\" title=\"AI companies know they have an image problem. Will funding policy papers and thinktanks dig them out?\" \/>The aggressive effort by major players aims to reshape the narrative as polls show increasing public disapproval of AI<br \/>\nOpenAI made a surprise announcement this week \u2013 not an update to ChatGPT or another multibillion-dollar datacenter \u2013 but a policy paper that called for a reimagining of the social contract based around \u201ca slate of people-first ideas\u201d. It\u2019s the latest move in an aggressive effort by the major AI players to reshape the narrative around their industry, as polls show public disapproval of AI increasing.<br \/>\nOpenAI\u2019s 13-page paper, titled Industrial Policy for the Intelligence Age, follows its surprise acquisition of tech-friendly podcast TBPN and its announcement of plans to open a Washington DC office that will feature a dedicated space called the OpenAI workshop for non-profits and policymakers to learn about and discuss the company\u2019s technology. Continue reading&#8230;Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The aggressive effort by major players aims to reshape the narrative as polls show increasing public disapproval of AI OpenAI made a surprise announcement this week \u2013 not an update to ChatGPT or another multibillion-dollar datacenter \u2013 but a policy paper that called for a reimagining of the social contract based around \u201ca slate of &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/12\/ai-companies-know-they-have-an-image-problem-will-funding-policy-papers-and-thinktanks-dig-them-out\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">AI companies know they have an image problem. 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