OpenAI, Anthropic face first safety hearing, SpaceXAI gets subpoena
The hearing will examine AI safety risks and proposed safeguards as lawmakers seek testimony under oath from major developers.
- On Monday, New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin issued a subpoena requiring Elon Musk or a SpaceXAI representative to testify at an Oct. 5 hearing on artificial intelligence safety risks.
- OpenAI, Google, Anthropic, and Meta committed to appear after Menin authorized subpoenas on Friday for companies that had not yet confirmed participation; Meta volunteered initially, while others confirmed attendance over the weekend.
- All 51 members of the New York City Council will participate in a rare Committee hearing where executives must testify under oath about risks posed by rapidly advancing technology and potential public safeguards.
- Reports of rogue AI agents damaging government databases and mounting lawsuits against SpaceXAI regarding deceptive trade practices and non-consensual deepfake content prompted lawmakers to schedule the session.
- Proposed legislation under review includes requirements for third-party validation, mandatory human 'kill switches' for AI systems, and whistleblower incentive programs rewarding reports of safety violations.
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New York, Sep 28 (EFE).- Anthropic, OpenAI, Google and Meta will testify under oath on October 5 to the plenary of the City Council of New York, the city’s legislative body, about the potential dangers of artificial intelligence (AI) and possible legislative solutions. According to the council’s president, Julie Menin, those four [...] The entry Large AI companies will testify in audience with New York lawmakers was first published in HolaNews.
The New York City Council has issued a subpoena to Elon Musk, ordering the company's CEO to testify in person or through a representative from SpaceXAI at a hearing examining the safety risks of artificial intelligence. All 51 members of the council are scheduled to attend the event on October 5, CNBC reported.
NYC Council subpoenas Elon Musk's SpaceXAI ahead of public hearing
The New York City Council issued a subpoena to SpaceXAI CEO Elon Musk on Monday in an effort to compel testimony from the company at a public hearing next week. The hearing is supposed to focus on legislation that imposes severe restrictions on artificial intelligence, including a “kill switch” that would shut down rogue AI models. Council Speaker Julie Menin, who announced the legislation Friday, asked the following technology leaders to partic…
City Council subpoenas Elon Musk’s AI company after rivals agree to testify under oath
City Council Speaker Julie Menin issued a subpoena Monday to compel Elon Musk’s AI company to testify at next week’s sweeping Council hearing on artificial intelligence, after OpenAI, Google and Anthropic agreed to appear only after being warned they could face their own orders to appear at City Hall. The Council said OpenAI, Google, Anthropic and Meta will now testify publicly under oath at the Oct. 5 Committee of the Whole hearing, which will …
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