OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, US House Speaker Mike Johnson discuss AI's risk

Sam Altman leaves a meeting with U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) in the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, U.S., January 11, 2024. REUTERS/Leah Millis

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - OpenAI CEO Sam Altman met Republican U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson on Capitol Hill on Thursday and the two discussed the risks of artificial intelligence, the lawmaker's office and the ChatGPT maker's boss said.

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