Sen. Hawley Opens Senate Probe into OpenAI's July Hugging Face Incident
trevposts · x · 2026-09-11
Sen. Josh Hawley sent a letter to Sam Altman opening a Senate probe into OpenAI's July Hugging Face incident, citing "new, disturbing evidence." The move escalates a previously reported safety controversy into formal congressional scrutiny for OpenAI.
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