OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is scheduled to personally explain the company's 'next-generation AI model' to the Trump administration and U.S. lawmakers.

by TechCrunch

An OpenAI executive said that CEO Sam Altman is scheduled to meet with a U.S. congressman soon. Altman is expected to brief the government on the next generation of AI models.

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The U.S. government is developing a framework for security assessments of high-performance AI models. OpenAI plans to share its next-generation AI models with the government before release in accordance with this framework, and CEO Altman will personally explain the process to government officials.

Chris Leehan, OpenAI's head of global public affairs, said, 'Government officials are currently developing a framework for safety reviews, which we expect to be completed within the next few weeks. At CEO Altman's meeting, we will discuss our new model and how it will impact our work.'

In June 2026, President Donald Trump signed an executive order enabling the government to prepare to assess the safety of AI and instructing relevant parties to prepare to accept high-performance models. The order stipulates that AI companies can voluntarily share security information with the government and cooperate with the federal government in selecting partners for early access.

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In recent years, China has released several AI models that rival the latest American AI models, raising concerns in the United States about whether it can maintain its advantage over China in the field of AI.

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Li Han also mentioned this point, emphasizing that 'given that the Chinese government is promoting the development of AI, an emerging technology, as a national strategy, the United States also needs a comprehensive AI strategy in order to compete with China.'

The Trump administration is considering establishing an independent regulatory body to review AI models. Private companies such as Google DeepMind have also called for the establishment of similar bodies, but Bloomberg points out that this is due to the problem that 'government regulation of AI is haphazard.'

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Lihan stated, 'If Congress cannot establish national standards, then we must work with the states to ensure that each adopts similar standards.'