AI executives draw bipartisan criticism for mixed messages on the technology

Lawmakers in both parties told Axios that AI executives’ prosperity pitches and catastrophe warnings are making the industry a political liability. The report describes officials’ complaints about Anthropic’s disclosure of safety incidents affecting government websites and provisions in its proposed AI safety bill. Anthropic says it briefed the White House and affected agencies once its reviews were complete; OpenAI defended its outreach after a New York lawmaker criticized its proposals.