https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/openai-backs-bipartisan-push-to-address-ai-biothreatsContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/openai-backs-bipartisan-push-to-address-ai-biothreatshttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/openai-backs-bipartisan-push-to-address-ai-biothreats#u72623Thu, 17 Sep 2026 09:56:34 +0000OpenAI is supporting a bipartisan congressional plan focused on addressing artificial intelligence biothreats and implementing third-party safety assessments. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman stated that the world is right to be afraid of AI risks while maintaining that the public should trust artificial intelligence firms, and he labeled the risk of AI extinction as unacceptable. Altman also confirmed that OpenAI will not launch an initial public offering this year. Meanwhile, tech stocks fell following calls for artificial intelligence development to slow down, though OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar expressed a