Sam Altman to Meet Sanders, Schumer, Johnson and Jeffries Amid Sanders’ AI Equity Tax Proposal and Trump Safety Order
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman will meet Wednesday with Sen. Bernie Sanders and three other congressional leaders to discuss AI regulation and a proposed sovereign wealth fund.
SemaforSam Altman is scheduled to meet Wednesday with Sen. S. sovereign wealth fund. Altman is also set to meet Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, House Speaker Mike Johnson, and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.
OpenAI has been preparing its own policy framework, according to people familiar with the matter. The company is pushing a state-level regulation strategy in which key states would pass uniform legislation to create a de facto national regulatory framework.
President Donald Trump signed an executive order earlier this week requiring AI companies to give 30 days’ notice before releasing new, powerful models.
Anthropic’s Mythos AI model, which has advanced cybersecurity capabilities, prompted industry and congressional attention after the company deliberately delayed its release to allow stakeholders time to adjust. Altman is also planning to attend the G7 this month, an OpenAI spokesperson told Semafor.
Policymakers have expressed concern about models approaching recursive self-improvement and the possibility of a runaway AI system.
Semafor reported the meetings and policy developments.
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