AI Needs an International Watchdog, OpenAI Leaders Say

Why It Matters: Concerns over powerful A.I. systems are growing.

Mr. Altman appeared before Congress on May 16 to implore lawmakers to regulate artificial intelligence. Congressional leaders shared their worries about the threats that A.I. could pose, including the spread of misinformation and privacy violations.

“I think if this technology goes wrong, it can go quite wrong. And we want to be vocal about that,” Mr. Altman said in his testimony before members of a Senate subcommittee.

In March, more than 1,000 technology leaders and researchers, including Elon Musk, the chief executive of…