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Former Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon, who warned that artificial intelligence could become too powerful for humans to control, will testify Monday at a New York City Council hearing alongside representatives of some of the world\u2019s biggest AI companies.<\/p>\n
Coxon will appear at the request of Council Speaker Julie Menin, who has urged AI whistleblowers to testify as city lawmakers weigh a package of bills aimed at establishing safeguards around the technology, according to people familiar with the matter.<\/p>\n
Coxon quit Anthropic last month and issued a stark warning about the race to develop increasingly powerful AI, accusing his former employer and OpenAI of \u201cgambling with our lives.\u201d He confirmed he plans to testify on Monday.<\/p>\n
The hearing will put some of the industry\u2019s most vocal critics in the same room as representatives of Anthropic, OpenAI, Alphabet\u2019s Google and Meta Platforms.<\/p>\n
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Former Google DeepMind researcher Alex Turner and Daniel Kokotajlo, executive director of the AI Futures Project and a former OpenAI researcher, are also expected to testify, according to one of the people. Turner confirmed he plans to attend the hearing. Kokotajlo couldn\u2019t be reached for comment.<\/p>\n
Menin\u2019s office said Anthropic will be represented by Logan Graham, head of its Frontier Red Team, which tests advanced AI models for their capabilities and risks. OpenAI will send Morgan Dwyer, head of policy development and operations; Meta will send Shane Cahill, an AI policy director; and Google will be represented by AI policy executive Alice Friend.<\/p>\n
A spokesperson for Google declined to comment. Representatives for the other companies didn\u2019t respond to requests for comment.<\/p>\n
The hearing is part of an effort by New York officials to play a larger role in regulating an industry that has expanded rapidly in the city even as much of AI regulation remains the province of federal and state governments.<\/p>\n
One proposal before the council, sponsored by Menin, would give whistleblowers a portion of fines or penalties recovered from AI companies following reported violations. Other legislation under consideration would allow people harmed by AI systems to sue developers under certain circumstances and require third-party validation of some systems before they can be deployed in the city.<\/p>\n
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OpenAI, Anthropic and Google agreed to appear after Menin\u2019s office warned that they could be subpoenaed, while Meta had committed to attending earlier, Bloomberg News previously reported. The Council subpoenaed SpaceX\u2019s artificial intelligence unit after it failed to respond to requests to appear.<\/p>\n
Officials from Mayor Zohran Mamdani\u2019s administration will also testify, including Samuel Levine, commissioner of the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection, and Sarah Milstein, deputy commissioner at the Office of Technology and Innovation.<\/p>\n
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