OpenAI is advocating for its AI safety institute (CAISI) to play a larger role in evaluating advanced AI models, as CEO Sam Altman meets with US officials. The company seeks clearer criteria for AI scrutiny and mandatory evaluation processes, while expressing concerns about the NSA's classified benchmarking approach.
Marco Rubio stated he'd never heard the name Bill Pulte in the context of the intelligence community, despite Pulte being chosen by Trump as acting director of national intelligence. Rep. Bill Keating pressed Rubio during a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing.
Republican Senator Bill Cassidy expressed doubts about the "competence" of Bill Pulte, the Federal Housing Finance Agency chief appointed as acting director of national intelligence. Cassidy cited Pulte's lack of military or intelligence background and questioned his security clearance.
