AI Industry Insiders Voice Alarms to NYC Council as Local Governments Take up Safety Concerns
- On Monday, New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin requested former Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon to testify at an upcoming hearing on artificial intelligence safety as lawmakers weigh a package of bills establishing safeguards.
- Coxon resigned from Anthropic last month, issuing warnings that "people building AI earnestly believe that it could kill us all by the end of the decade" and accusing his former employer and OpenAI of "gambling with our lives."
- Assemblymember Alex Bores, author of New York's frontier AI safety law, recently stated that states must regulate the technology while federal legislative progress remains slow.
- City lawmakers are weighing proposals ranging from mandatory safety evaluations to government-controlled "kill switches," with measures potentially requiring developers to register with agencies and maintain public safety plans.
- While federal policy moves slowly, state and local officials are increasingly stepping in to fill the regulatory void, reflecting a broader effort to direct the AI industry's trajectory.
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AI industry insiders voice alarms to NYC council as local governments
NEW YORK (AP) — Artificial intelligence insiders warned New York City’s leaders about the dangers of the emerging technology on Monday, calling for greater oversight as local governments move to respond to mounting concerns that the systems
New York, 5 Oct (EFE).- The former researcher of OpenAI and Anthropic Jacob Coxon warned this Monday that artificial intelligence systems (AI) are approaching a point where they will be "able to improve themselves" and that, at the current rate, "humanity is more likely to lose control [...] OpenAI and Anthropic's Exinvestigator entry alerts the risk of "losing control" of AI was first published in HolaNews.
'Gambling With Our Lives': Former OpenAI Insider Warns Lawmakers That Rogue AI Poses Extinction Threat
A former artificial intelligence researcher delivered a stark warning to the New York City Council on Monday, testifying that leading tech firms are rushing toward superintelligent machines without the scientific tools required to control them. Jacob Coxon, who worked at OpenAI and served as a capabilities researcher at Anthropic until recently, spoke during an oversight […] ‘Gambling With Our Lives’: Former OpenAI Insider Warns Lawmakers That R…
Ex-Anthropic researcher Coxon who warned AI could ‘kill us all’ testifies at NY City Council
Former Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon is testifying before the New York City Council on the risks of rapidly advancing artificial intelligence. Coxon has warned that AI could become too powerful for humans to control, raising fears over AI safety, superintelligence and catastrophic risks. The NYC AI hearing examines tougher safeguards, human “kill switches,” whistleblower protections and regulation as lawmakers question major AI companies.
Anthropic whistleblower Jacob Coxon doubles down on AI warnings at NYC hearing: ‘Extremely reckless’
Jacob Coxon, the former Anthropic researcher who sparked industry chaos by warning AI could kill all humans, doubled down at a New York City Council hearing Monday on the new tech.
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