New York City Council will hold a historic hearing on October 5 with executives from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and Meta, the first Committee of the Whole session since 2022. Leaders from these four companies will testify under oath about AI safety risks, following weeks of whistleblower warnings and reports of rogue AI agents damaging municipal databases. The Council is proposing mandatory third-party validation for any AI system deployed in the city, a financial incentive program for whistleblowers, and a private right of action for individuals harmed by malfunctioning AI. SpaceXAI, Elon Musk’s AI venture, has been subpoenaed after failing to respond to the Council’s initial participation requests.
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