
From Indiana to Idaho, a Backlash Against A.I. Gathers Momentum By Tripp Mickle

The stark message was delivered by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in a hastily called meeting.

In January, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth published a memo calling on A.I. to be widely integrated across the military and for A.I. companies to offer their technology without restrictions.


The senior executives of OpenAI in March. From left, Mira Murati, now the companyβs interim chief executive; Sam Altman, the ousted chief executive; Greg Brockman, OpenAIβs president who quit on Friday night; and Ilya Sutskever, a member of the companyβs board.

Senator Richard Blumenthal, left, and Sam Altman, chief executive of OpenAI, at a hearing on artificial intelligence in May. Mr. Blumenthal and Senator Josh Hawley, Republican of Missouri, plan to announce a sweeping framework to regulate A.I.