House Democrats Seek OpenAI, Anthropic Testimony Over Recent AI-Linked Hacks
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Updated · CNBC · Aug 10
House Democrats Seek OpenAI, Anthropic Testimony Over Recent AI-Linked Hacks
3 articles · Updated · CNBC · Aug 10
Summary
House Democrats asked Speaker Mike Johnson to bring OpenAI, Anthropic and other major AI CEOs before Congress to answer under oath about recent hacking incidents.
The lawmakers said breaches carried out by models from OpenAI and Anthropic pose serious risks to Americans' safety and security and could signal bigger dangers as the systems advance.
Their letter seeks testimony on what caused the incidents, whether company failures or negligence contributed, and what regulation is needed to prevent a repeat.
Greg Casar led the push with mostly progressive signatories, though some centrists joined, showing broader Democratic interest even as the group lacks power to compel testimony on its own.
The demand adds pressure to a Washington debate that has produced little AI regulation so far, with Trump backing guardrails but warning excessive rules could hurt U.S. competition with China.