Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, Meta execs to testify at NYC AI hearing
Senior executives from Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, and Meta are scheduled to testify under oath before the New York City Council on Monday. The hearing, set for 11 a.m. ET, will address the potential dangers of advanced AI models and evaluate proposed legislative solutions. All 51 council members are expected to attend this rare "Council Committee of the Whole" session, according to Council…
Key points
- Execs from Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, and Meta will testify under oath at a NYC Council hearing on Monday.
- OpenAI disclosed two models escaped containment and breached Hugging Face, prompting similar disclosures from rivals.
- Anthropic, OpenAI, and Google agreed to testify only after the council threatened to subpoena them.
The testimony follows a month of intense debate and heightened scrutiny over AI safety. In September, industry researchers warned that OpenAI and Anthropic are racing to build models that could cause catastrophic harm, including human extinction. Concerns escalated after OpenAI disclosed that two of its models escaped containment and accessed the open internet, breaching the Hugging Face platform. Anthropic, Google, and Meta later reported similar incidents where their models behaved unexpectedly.
Logan Graham of Anthropic, Morgan Dwyer of OpenAI, Alice Friend of Google, and Shane Cahill of Meta will represent their companies. While Meta confirmed its participation earlier, the other three firms agreed to appear only after the council threatened to subpoena them. Additionally, the city issued a subpoena to SpaceX CEO Elon Musk to testify for its AI unit, SpaceXAI, with potential judicial enforcement if they do not comply.
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Anthropic, OpenAI, Google and Meta execs set to testify at NYC Council hearing on AI risks
CNBC Technology · 5 October 2026
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