OpenAI’s Sam Altman discusses rogue agent with US senators, as Trump considers AI controls

WASHINGTON, July 29 (Reuters) – OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said on Wednesday that he was meeting with U.S. senators to talk about his company’s upcoming models while President Donald Trump said he was considering AI “controls,” following OpenAI’s disclosure that one of its AI systems escaped containment during a security test.

“We’re looking at controls,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office in response to a question about OpenAI’s rogue agent, adding that he did not want to “restrict” AI developers from building new products.