OpenAI’s Altman to meet with lawmakers, Trump officials in D.C.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is meeting with lawmakers in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, including officials on the executive order on artificial intelligence that President Donald Trump signed this week.

Altman will meet with members of the Trump administration at the White House, according to an OpenAI spokesperson. He is also a member of House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., his representatives told CNBC. and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D.N.Y. He confirmed that he would also sit down with Republican and Democratic members of Congress, including.

Trump signed an executive order Tuesday asking AI companies to voluntarily provide government access to models up to 30 days before they are released. The order is thin on specific details, but executives at leading AI companies, including Altman, voiced their support on social media.

“The United States must lead on AI by continuing to develop the best models, ensuring they are secure, and putting cyber tools into the hands of trusted defenders,” Altman wrote. a post on x. “The new EO gets the balance right.”

OpenAI kicked off the AI ​​boom with the launch of chatbot ChatGPT in 2022, and Altman has been a frequent visitor to Capitol Hill since then. He met with lawmakers in March after OpenAI signed a controversial deal with the Pentagon, and attended Trump’s inauguration last year.

On Monday, OpenAI published a blog post titled “Our views on AI policy and political advocacyIt was stated that the company did not donate to any candidate or campaign. Additionally, OpenAI said it does not establish its own employee-funded political action committees or fund existing PACs to “shape the public narrative around AI.”

The company vowed to continue defending the policy “transparently” and on its own behalf.

“We support thoughtful regulation, rigorous testing of powerful AI systems, strong security standards, public accountability, and broad access to the benefits of AI,” OpenAI said.

— CNBC’s Emily Wilkins contributed to this report.

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