A Republican-led U.S. Senate subcommittee focused on disaster management is investigating how OpenAI handled the July Hugging Face breach, according to AXIOS. The inquiry comes as concern on Capitol Hill over existential AI risk has intensified, following public warnings from multiple researchers at Anthropic and OpenAI. In a letter to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Missouri Republican Senator Josh Hawley wrote that a growing number of AI experts have warned about existential risks from AI. He also cited a statement made this week by three Anthropic researchers, who said the probability that AI could kill all humans within the next decade exceeds 10%. Hawley, who chairs the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee’s disaster management subcommittee, said the investigation is a response to OpenAI’s recently released internal review. The report added that the Hugging Face breach marked a turning point in AI history, prompting OpenAI to slow the release of its own models and pushing the industry to warn about AI-driven cyberattacks.
According to AXIOS, a Republican-led U.S. Senate subcommittee responsible for disaster management is investigating OpenAI’s handling of the July Hugging Face breach.
The move comes as concern on Capitol Hill over existential AI risk has been rising quickly. Multiple researchers from Anthropic and OpenAI had already issued public warnings.
In a letter to OpenAI Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman, Missouri Republican Senator Josh Hawley wrote: "As you know, in the public sphere, more and more AI experts are warning about the existential risks of AI."
He added: "Just this week, three Anthropic researchers publicly said there is a greater than 10% chance that AI will kill all humans within the next decade."
Hawley chairs the disaster management subcommittee under the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. He wrote that the investigation is a response to the conclusions of OpenAI’s recently released internal inquiry.
The report also said the Hugging Face breach marked a turning point in AI history, leading OpenAI to slow the release of its own models and pushing the industry to raise alarms over AI-driven cyberattacks.
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