At NYC’s AI hearing, ex-lab insiders warn humanity may lose control of AI
At the council’s AI hearing, OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and Meta staff could not put a number on the worst-case risk. SpaceXAI stayed away despite a subpoena, and Speaker Julie Menin plans to go to court.
Via TNW | Government-policy
Three former AI lab researchers told the New York City Council on Monday that humanity may lose control of the systems the industry is building. The council’s AI hearing also questioned policy staff from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and Meta, and weighed 10 bills to regulate AI in the city.
“On the current path, I think it is more likely than not that humanity loses control to these AIs, and it could end in human extinction,” said Jacob Coxon, a former…
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