Sam Altman stressed the importance of America's AI efforts not being "slowed down" by ill-considered regulations, as the OpenAI CEO testified on Capitol Hill Thursday for the first time in two years and faced an audience of largely friendly and deferential lawmakers.
The hearing, focused on winning the race against China to dominate AI globally, marked Altman’s first congressional appearance since his high-profile testimony in May 2023, which propelled him onto the global stage and sparked widespread media coverage just six months after the launch of ChatGPT.
