OpenAI's policy paper argues that as AI reshapes the economy, governments need to actively shape the transition rather than ceding it to markets. It's a rare document where a frontier lab explicitly wrestles with labor displacement, geopolitical competition, and the role of public institutions — and positions itself as an ally to policy rather than a disruptor of it. The framing around "keeping people first" reads less as PR and more as a genuine attempt to outline what responsible scaling looks like at a societal level.