> All he's got to do is roll in there first with an AI alarmist response and convince lawmakers the state-of-the-art is dangerous.

Mr Altman didn't go before congress to convince them of anything, he was invited by Blumenthal to make their case to the media. Congress is embarrassed that social media got out of hand and is chomping at the bit to regulate AI. There was no disagreement at the testimony, the intentions of government and industry are aligned perfectly here - roll out the red carpet for centralized control, regulate competition out of existence.