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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is meeting with White House officials and members of Congress on Wednesday following President Donald Trump's signing of a new executive order on artificial intelligence, according to CNBC.
An OpenAI spokesperson confirmed to CNBC that Altman has a White House meeting scheduled with members of the Trump administration. Representatives for House Speaker Mike Johnson, Republican of Louisiana, and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Democrat of New York, separately confirmed to CNBC that both leaders have meetings with Altman on the calendar. According to Yahoo News, Altman will also meet with Senate leadership and members who oversee committees with jurisdiction over the AI industry.
Trump signed the executive order on Tuesday. It establishes a voluntary framework under which AI developers could provide the federal government access to their most powerful models for up to 30 days before public release. The order also directs the Treasury Department to stand up an AI cybersecurity clearinghouse to help identify and patch software vulnerabilities, and gives multiple agencies 30 days to prioritize cyber defenses across federal and critical infrastructure systems. The order explicitly prohibits any interpretation of its provisions as authorizing mandatory licensing or permitting requirements for AI models.
