The Senate Commerce Committee wants to cut regulatory barriers to U.S. artificial intelligence after China's DeepSeek debuted its high-quality, affordable AI model last year.

Developing AI and creating guardrails for the industry has been a priority for Congress over the last two years after OpenAI’s ChatGPT burst onto the scene and led an uptick of AI usage by the

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is expected to emphasize the need for public investment in infrastructure, while Microsoft President Brad Smith would reportedly highlight concerns around export restrictions on U.