The Great A.I. PAC Crackup

Sam Altman
Sam Altman on Capitol Hill, June 2026. Photo: Eric Lee/Bloomberg/Getty Images
Ian Krietzberg
June 4, 2026

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On Wednesday, OpenAI C.E.O. Sam Altman was back in D.C., taking meetings with White House officials and lawmakers of both parties. As usual, he was there to hype the industry’s safety policies and the rapid progression of frontier models, and to offer his wisdom on various cybersecurity challenges—all with the subtext of persuading Washington not to strangle his company in red tape.