The Republican cosponsor of bipartisan artificial intelligence safety legislation said he sat down with OpenAI’s top lobbyist a day before the company backed a key provision in the bill that’s struggled to gain traction on Capitol Hill.
“We talked about the urgent need for action,” Rep. Jay Obernolte of California told reporters of his Monday meeting with OpenAI chief global affairs officer Chris Lehane. “He was actually asking how he could be helpful. So, we’re trying to craft a path forward.”
Obernolte continued, “I told him that we all needed to get on the same page and push in the same direction, all pushing together. That’s the only way…
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