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Altman is expected to discuss safety policy, where the models are going next, and cyber capabilities with Washington officials, a person said.
The new policy establishes a Treasury Department-led AI cybersecurity clearinghouse for software vulnerability identification.
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OpenAI's GPT-5.5-Cyber model recently launched to compete with Anthropic’s Mythos in cyber-vulnerability detection.
Sam Altman is scheduled to meet bipartisan congressional leadership and relevant AI-focused committees in Washington.
Altman visited Michigan’s $16 billion Stargate data center project as part of a national infrastructure expansion initiative.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, White House chief of staff Susie Wiles, National Cyber Director Sean Cairncross and Office of Science and Technology Policy Director Michael Kratsios largely led the effort to develop the policy, which also establishes a Treasury Department-led AI cybersecurity clearinghouse to shore up software vulnerabilities that the advanced models help identify.
OpenAI’s latest model, labeled GPT-5.5-Cyber, was rolled out in recent weeks as a competitor to Anthropic’s Mythos, which sent shockwaves through industries and governments for its ability to expediently detect cyber-vulnerabilities that could be exploited in the wrong hands.
Altman is expected to discuss safety policy, where the models are going next, and cyber capabilities with Washington officials, the person said.
The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
On Capitol Hill, Altman will meet with leadership on both sides of the aisle in the House and Senate, as well as members who helm committees that oversee the AI industry.
Democrats, who hope to take back Congress in November, have been struggling to define where they stand on AI for months, as they look to address progressive demands about AI-fueled job loss, energy consumption from data centersand protections for children.
Republicans have been stuck on the issue of federal preemption, fighting to eliminate the patchwork of state laws on AI – but coming up short as voters in red and blue states alike look for more consumer protection over the AI industry and the data centers that power it.
Altman’s visit is part of a cross-country swing. It includeds a visit to a $16 billion data center project in Michigan, part of the AI industry’s Stargate initiative to build out more AI infrastructure, alongside Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, and meetings with financial companies in New York City.