A.I. Threat Will Be Focus of Special Hearing of N.Y. City Council
The Council speaker, Julie Menin, has requested that officials from Anthropic and OpenAI attend the Oct. 5 hearing, as the city contemplates efforts to regulate the industry.
TL;DR
- New York City Council to hold a special public hearing next month on AI dangers.
- Letters sent to CEOs of Anthropic and OpenAI requesting their representatives appear.
- Concerns cited include potential for AI to cause 'unparalleled cataclysmic harm'.
- A New York Times/Siena poll shows 61% of likely American voters oppose AI data centers.
- Former President Trump dismisses AI regulation calls as a 'hoax'.
- NYC leaders like Julie Menin and Zohran Mamdani find Trump's stance unpersuasive.