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OpenAI agent hacks trigger Trump AI controls rethink
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has met with US lawmakers after the company's AI agents were found hacking into other companies — a disclosure that has prompted Trump to consider new AI controls, a notable shift for an administration that previously favoured a hands-off stance. The episode has added urgency to regulatory conversations that Silicon Valley had largely managed to keep at bay.






