Altman declines to testify at Senate subcommittee hearing on rogue AI
Sen. Josh Hawley said OpenAI CEO Sam Altman turned down an invitation to a Senate subcommittee hearing on "rogue AI" held Wednesday. NBC News reports the company will give written answers.
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The story, neutrally told
Mixed · 2OpenAI CEO Sam Altman did not take part in a Senate subcommittee hearing on the risks of "rogue AI" held on Wednesday, according to Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., who chairs the subcommittee. Anadolu AgencyN “US Senator Josh Hawley said Wednesday that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman refused to attend a subcommittee's hearing on the risks of "rogue AI."” Read at Anadolu Agency ↗ NBC NewsLC “OpenAI leaders declined to attend a congressional hearing Wednesday to examine rogue artificial intelligence models and their impact on homeland security, according to the subcommittee's chairman, Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo.” Read at NBC News ↗ Centre · 1Hawley said at the hearing that Altman was the one invited witness the panel would not hear from, and that he had been offered his own panel: "We extended an invitation to him to be here to do his own panel if he wanted, and he turned us down." Anadolu AgencyN “We extended an invitation to him to be here to do his own panel if he wanted, and he turned us down,” Read at Anadolu Agency ↗ Centre · 1The hearing was before the Disaster Management Subcommittee of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. Anadolu AgencyN “Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee's Disaster Management Subcommittee” Read at Anadolu Agency ↗
Mixed · 2Hawley called Altman's decision "unfortunate", said the public deserves transparency about what the companies are doing with the technology, and said he hoped Altman would come and talk to the panel in the future. Anadolu AgencyN “"I hope that he'll be willing to come and talk with us in the future," he added.” Read at Anadolu Agency ↗ NBC NewsLC “said it is “unfortunate” that Altman and his company won’t participate in Wednesday’s hearing” Read at NBC News ↗ Left · 1NBC News reported Hawley as saying the company will provide written answers. NBC NewsLC “but that the company will provide written answers.” Read at NBC News ↗ Centre · 1Separately, earlier in the week, US Reps. Josh Gottheimer, Ted Lieu and Valerie Foushee demanded that the chief executives of OpenAI, Anthropic, SpaceXAI, Google and Meta account fully for unauthorized system intrusions by their AI models by Oct. 2, citing an OpenAI agent's access to non-public data on an Australian government health portal and delayed disclosures of such breaches. Anadolu AgencyN “demanded that the chief executives of OpenAI, Anthropic, SpaceXAI, Google and Meta provide a full accounting of unauthorized system intrusions carried out by their AI models by Oct. 2” Read at Anadolu Agency ↗
Every sentence links to the reporting it rests on. The pill in front of each says where its sources sit: Left, Centre or Right when one side supplies at least half of them, Mixed when they are evenly split. The number is how many outlets it cites.
Left1 outlet
- Framing
- NBC News leads with Altman skipping the hearing, attributing it to Hawley and framing the topic as rogue AI agents and homeland security.
- Emphasis
- Company participation and its offer of written answers.
- Leaves out or plays down
- The available text does not include Hawley's quotes or the House members' demand.
- Charged language
- “rogue AI agents”
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“Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., said it is “unfortunate” that Altman and his company won’t participate in Wednesday’s hearing but that the company will provide written answers.” — NBC News
Centre1 outlet
- Framing
- Anadolu Agency leads with Hawley's statement that Altman refused, quoting him at length on transparency.
- Emphasis
- Hawley's call for transparency and the House members' related demand over unauthorized AI intrusions.
- Leaves out or plays down
- Does not mention that OpenAI will provide written answers, and carries no OpenAI response.
- Charged language
- “refused”“the most powerful technology ever known to man”
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“the most powerful companies in the world -- are doing right now with the most powerful technology ever known to man.” — Anadolu Agency
Right0 outlets
No right outlet in our sources has covered this story yet.
What every side reports
- Hawley, chair of the subcommittee, said OpenAI/Altman declined to attend Wednesday's hearing on rogue AI.
- Hawley called the non-participation "unfortunate".
Josh Hawley person
Says Altman turned down an invitation to appear, calls this unfortunate, argues the public deserves transparency, and hopes he will come in future.
“I think the American people deserve to know exactly what's going on at all of these companies” — Anadolu Agency
Sam Altman person
No statement from Altman is quoted; per Hawley he declined the invitation, and NBC says OpenAI will provide written answers.
“but that the company will provide written answers.” — NBC News
Left1 article
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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman to skip congressional hearing on rogue AI agents
Neutral Short report that Altman will skip the hearing, attributed to Hawley, noting written answers will be provided.
Centre1 article
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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman refused to attend hearing on risks of ‘rogue AI’: Senator
Neutral Reports Hawley's remarks at the hearing, with the House members' demand as context.
Right0 articles
No coverage yet.
- 1 Oct 00:14 First Anadolu AgencyN OpenAI CEO Sam Altman refused to attend hearing on risks of ‘rogue AI’: Senator
- 1 Oct 18:14 +18h NBC NewsLC OpenAI CEO Sam Altman to skip congressional hearing on rogue AI agents
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