OpenAI exec and former Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne urges transparency from AI firms
Governments and the public need to be able to scrutinise how frontier AI behaves, including when it goes wrong. The companies building these systems have a responsibility to share that evidence. So says OpenAI Managing Director and former politician George Osborne.
He was speaking in the wake of a top safety researcher at Anthropic warning that, as AI is advancing so quickly, there is a greater than 10% chance it "could kill all humans" within the next decade. Evan Hubinger said in a post on X that the risk from the models which currently exist was "low" but he was "worried" the technology might develop and improve itself soon to the point where it posed an existential risk to humanity.
In a LinkedIn post, Osborne said: “At OpenAI, we already publish findings about model misalignment. Our new reporting framework sets out a more systematic approach to tracking, investigating and disclosing it, with the aim of publishing findings sooner, even when we have yet to fully explain or resolve them.”
He added: “Alignment and monitoring remain difficult, evolving challenges. Sharing what we find allows researchers, policymakers and others to examine the evidence, test our assumptions and help improve safeguards. We want this framework to help establish clearer standards for disclosure across the industry, developed with other AI companies, researchers, standards bodies and regulators. We will refine it through experience and public feedback, and continue publishing reports under it.”
2026 RTIH Innovation Awards
AI will be a key focus area at our sister title RTIH’s 2026 Innovation Awards.
The awards are now open for entries and celebrate global retail technology innovation in a fast moving omnichannel world.
Our winners will be revealed at the 2026 RTIH Innovation Awards Ceremony, taking place at The HAC in Central London on Wednesday, 4th November.
Check out the 2025 winners here.
RTIH’s 2025 hall of fame entrants were revealed during a sold out event which took place at The HAC on 16th October and consisted of a drinks reception, three course meal, and awards ceremony presided over by award winning comedian, actress and writer Tiff Stevenson.
In his welcome speech, Scott Thompson, Founder and Editor, RTIH, said: “This is the awards’ fifth year as a physical event. We started off with just 30 people at the South Place Hotel not far from here, then moved to London Bridge Hotel, then The Barbican, and last year RIBA’s HQ in the West End.”
“But I’m conscious of the fact that, to quote the legend that is Taylor Swift, You’re only as hot as your last hit, baby. So, this year we’ve moved to our biggest venue yet, and also pulled in our largest number of entries to date and broken attendance records.”
He added: “This year’s submissions have without doubt been our best yet. To quote one of the judges: The examples of innovative developments across both traditional and digital retail spaces were truly remarkable.”
