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Each is meeting the vice-chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, with Warner's spokesperson declining to state an agenda. The meetings follow OpenAI's July 21 disclosure of the containment failures, which prompted lawmakers to float an "AI Kill Switch Act" giving federal authorities power to halt models. Altman is also slated to see Treasury Secretary Bessent and Commerce Secretary Lutnick, so this is a coordinated Washington push, not a single hearing. (The Next Web)
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