Senators send letter to OpenAI on safety and employment practices
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Five prominent Senate Democrats have sent a letter to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, seeking clarity on the company’s safety and employment practices.
The letter – signed by Senators Brian Schatz, Ben Ray Luján, Peter Welch, Mark R. Warner, and Angus S. King, Jr. – comes in response to recent reports questioning OpenAI’s commitment to its stated goals of safe and responsible AI development.
The senators emphasise the importance of AI safety for national economic competitiveness and geopolitical standing.
They note OpenAI’s partnerships with the US government and national security agencies to develop cybersecurity tools, underscoring the critical nature of secure AI systems.
