OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, US House speaker Mike Johnson discuss AI risks

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman met Republican US House of Representatives speaker Mike Johnson on Capitol Hill on Thursday and discussed the risks of artificial intelligence, the lawmaker’s office and the ChatGPT maker’s boss said.

Why it is important

The administration of US president Joe Biden has been pressing lawmakers for AI regulation, but a polarized US Congress, where Republicans control the House and Democrats have a Senate majority, has made little headway in passing effective regulation.