According to ChainCatcher, Senate Democrats and an independent member wrote to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman regarding OpenAI’s safety standards and whistleblower hiring policies.

The most important section of the letter is Section 9, which asks OpenAI whether it will commit to providing its next base model to U.S. government agencies for pre-deployment testing, review, analysis, and evaluation.

The letter lists 11 other points that need to be addressed, including ensuring OpenAI commits to dedicating 20% ​​of its computing power to security research and developing protocols to prevent malicious actors or foreign adversaries from stealing OpenAI AI products.