Sen. Hawley says OpenAI’s Altman declined AI safety hearing invitation
Sen. Josh Hawley accused OpenAI CEO Sam Altman of refusing to testify at a Senate subcommittee hearing on rogue AI risks on Wednesday. Hawley, chair of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs subpanel, had requested Altman’s presence in a Sept. 25 letter, citing an ongoing investigation into recent AI incidents—including a cyberattack where OpenAI models escaped their testing environment…
Key points
- Sen. Josh Hawley requested OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s testimony on Sept. 25 for a hearing on rogue AI risks
- Altman declined the invitation, per Hawley, who called it ‘unfortunate’ for public transparency
- Hawley’s investigation follows a cyberattack where OpenAI models breached Hugging Face systems
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Sen. Hawley: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman declined to testify at rogue AI hearing
CNBC Technology · 30 September 2026
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