OpenAI CEO Sam Altman told CNBC on Wednesday that he has seen the proposed framework for implementing President Donald Trump’s executive order on artificial intelligence, and that he will meet with Susie Wiles, the White House chief of staff, while in Washington, D.C., this week.
Wiles is one of Trump’s closest advisors and is one of the key officials helping to shape the administration’s approach to AI policy. Altman is meeting with a range of senior Trump administration officials, lawmakers and economists this week to discuss OpenAI’s upcoming models, cybersecurity and the U.S. position in the global AI race.
The Trump administration has taken a more active role in AI regulation since Trump signed a highly-anticipated executive order in June. The order asked AI companies to voluntarily provide models to the government to assess their capabilities ahead of a full release, but was light on specific details.
Trump gave federal agencies 60 days to develop a framework to carry out those evaluations in practice.
Altman’s trip to D.C. coincides with that rapidly approaching Aug. 1 deadline, and he’s not the only tech executive meeting with lawmakers this week. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is on Capitol Hill to discuss open models and “American leadership in AI,” a spokesperson told CNBC.
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and several Senate Democrats met with Altman on Wednesday. Altman told CNBC that he and Cruz talked about “what it’s going to take for America to remain competitive with AI.”
—CNBC’s Emily Wilkins and Karen Sloan contributed to this report
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