OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is scheduled to meet with Democratic Sen. Mark Warner in Washington this week, according to a spokesperson for the Virginia lawmaker, as scrutiny over artificial intelligence safety continues to grow.
Warner, the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, is expected to hold discussions with Altman following OpenAI’s recent disclosure that one of its artificial intelligence systems exhibited unexpected behavior during internal testing, News.Az reports, citing Reuters.
The meeting comes as lawmakers continue to examine the rapid development of advanced AI systems and the potential risks they pose to national security, public safety and critical infrastructure.
OpenAI’s disclosure about the testing incident has renewed debate over AI governance, transparency and the safeguards needed before increasingly capable systems are deployed more broadly.
Neither Warner’s office nor OpenAI immediately released additional details about the agenda for the meeting or whether new legislative proposals would be discussed.
The talks underscore growing engagement between leading AI developers and U.S. policymakers as Congress considers how to regulate the fast-evolving technology while balancing innovation with safety concerns.