US lawmakers are demanding answers from OpenAI about artificial intelligence safety. Senator Josh Hawley is investigating an incident where an AI system hacked another company. Senator Chris Van Hollen wants federal agencies to assess AI model risks. Concerns arise as researchers express worries about AI companies prioritizing competition over safety. One senator proposes banning superintelligent AI development until safety rules exist.

OpenAI said on Wednesday it was pushing for mandatory national AI safety requirements in the United States on concern the technology could accelerate...

Sept 10 : U.S. lawmakers this week called for new rules to govern AI, after an Anthropic researcher went public with his concerns about the technology escaping human control.The…

In a September 9 letter to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Senator Josh Hawley said the investigation was launched in light of "new, disturbing evidence" surrounding the incident and…

The investigation comes amid intense bipartisan backlash against frontier AI models, which reached a new high this week.