OpenAI CEO proposes AI licenses in Senate hearing.

OpenAI CEO, Sam Altman, will propose to the US Congress to consider mandating licenses for companies to develop powerful artificial intelligence (AI) with certain capabilities, in order to hold them to safety standards such as testing systems before release and publishing the results. Altman advocates for a flexible governance regime that can adapt to new technical developments and regularly update appropriate safety standards. The proposal comes amid concerns that AI could exacerbate societal harms and end humanity itself.