Sam Altman, OpenAI CEO, attends the 12th Breakthrough Prize ceremony in April in Santa Monica, Calif. Altman is meeting Wednesday with lawmakers and Trump administration officials in Washington, D.C. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo
Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, was expected to meet with lawmakers and officials from the Trump administration Wednesday in Washington, D.C., a company representative said.
This visit comes a day after President Donald Trump signed an executive order requesting that artificial intelligence companies provide AI models to the government for testing for up to 30 days before those models are fully released. The process is voluntary.
The Hill reported that OpenAI was one of the technology companies working with White House officials on the executive order.
Altman wrote in a post on social media Tuesday that the order “gets the balance right.”
“The U.S. should lead on AI by continuing to develop the very best models, making sure they’re safe, and getting cyber tools into the hands of trusted defenders,” he wrote.
The OpenAI representative said that Altman will meet with officials at the White House. He was also expected to meet with members of Congress including House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., their representatives told CNBC.
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., also told CNN that he will meet with Altman and that the CEO requested the meeting. Sanders has spoken out about AI and its risks to the workforce before, saying, “We need all of our people involved in determining the future of AI and not just a handful of multibillionaires.”
On Monday, an OpenAI blog post about AI and political advocacy said the company has not donated to any political candidates or campaigns and has not started employee-funded political action companies norc ontributed to them.
“We believe AI policy is too consequential to be treated as just another front in partisan politics,” the post said. “Groups that are advocating on AI should be clear about their policy views, be honest about whom they represent and not use tactics … that obscure the real choices facing policymakers and the public.”
This week in Washington
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche speaks during a House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies oversight hearing on the Department of Justice in the Rayburn House Office Building near the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday. Blanche announced the Justice Department is abandoning President Donald Trump’s proposed $1.8 billion “anti weaponization” fund. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo
