OpenAI CEO Sam Altman to appear before Congress

Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., joined'America's Newsroom' to discuss the significance of Sen. Feinstein's absence amid the push to confirm Biden's judicial nominees. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman will testify before Congress next week, a major step for lawmakers seeking to understand and regulate the fast-moving industry of artificial intelligence. Altman's company is the developer behind ChatGPT, the AI chatbot that captured the nation's attention late last year, with Americans using it for everything from medical advice to cheating on homework. The AI guru will appear before the Senate Judiciary subcommittee on privacy, technology, and the law on Tuesday. "Artificial intelligence will be transformative in ways we can't even imagine, with implications for Americans' elections, jobs, and security," Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., said in a statement ahead of the hearing.