During the meetings, Altman also discussed OpenAI’s next AI model with lawmakers, the report said. “We talked about our new model and what it’s going to take for America to remain excited about AI,” Altman told reporters, per the report. Asked when or if the company planned to release the model, Altman said, per the report: “Not sure. Altman did not commit to supporting mandatory vetting for frontier models but said it is important that the federal government be able to test frontier models that have new levels of capability, according to the report. There is an Aug. 1 deadline for federal agencies to develop a framework to carry out assessments of the capabilities of AI models that are voluntarily provided to them by AI companies.