OpenAI CEO Sam Altman testifies in 'historic' Senate hearing on AI safety

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

58% : The Senate judiciary subcommittee session represented Altman's first official appearance before Congress, giving senators the opportunity to question the OpenAI CEO concerning his company's views on regulation.
55% : This included support for privacy protections, greater government oversight, third-party auditing, and how soon the U.S. government should seek to regulate the industry (immediately).
48% : Gary Marcus, a signatory of the pause letter, admitted he agreed more to the spirit of the letter than its contents, but urged Congress to consider global oversight as well as federal regulation -- a sentiment Altman agreed with.
37% : Dubbed a "historic" session by Illinois Senator Dick Durbin, the proceedings focused on understanding the potential threats posed by generative AI models such as ChatGPT and how lawmakers should approach regulation.
37% : Her statements indicate that IBM is in favor of a surgical approach to regulation using currently existing regulatory bodies to focus enforcement on specific use cases.

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