March 2, 2026

East Bay Man Scraps Ballot Measures Due to Pressure from OpenAI, Says He Was ‘Naive’ for Trying

East Bay Man Scraps Ballot Measures Due to Pressure from OpenAI, Says He Was ‘Naive’ for Trying

An East Bay man says OpenAI pressured him into dropping two AI ballot measures he introduced that would’ve created stricter regulations after it was revealed he’s the stepbrother of a senior Anthropic employee, but he says he wrote the proposals himself — with legal help from chatbots.