Chris Painter's testimony to the U.S. Senate on AI agent incidents

On September 30, 2026, METR President Chris Painter testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs’ Subcommittee on Disaster Management, District of Columbia, and Census, at a hearing titled “Rogue AI: Securing the Homeland Against AI Agent Attacks” . The written testimony is published in full below, and is also available as a PDF . Introduction Chairman Hawley, Ranking Member Kim, and members of the subcommittee, thank you for inviting me to testify today. My name is Chris Painter and I am the President of METR. It is a great honor to be speaking before