Blumenthal Letter Demands OpenAI Answers on Agent Hacks; Lawsuit Pushes for Evaluation Transparency
GaryMarcus · x · 2026-09-10
Gary Marcus highlights two transparency pushes: Senator Blumenthal's letter demanding OpenAI detail its agents' role in various hacks and when the company knew, and Protect Democracy's lawsuit to force disclosure of government AI evaluation criteria — with Marcus warning monitorability is being ignored, citing GPT-6 Astra's approval despite lower monitorability.
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