AIQuiet 11d · day 12
NYC Council summons OpenAI, Anthropic to Oct. 5 AI hearing
Speaker Julie Menin invites—and expects—the AI companies to testify on safety, oversight, and regulation.
What to know
- NYC Council is holding a rare Committee of the Whole hearing on October 5 to examine AI safety, misuse, and oversight.
- Speaker Julie Menin has formally invited—and stated she expects—OpenAI and Anthropic to participate.
- The move reflects local government action in the absence of federal regulation on frontier AI models.
“The Council will use every tool at our disposal to examine these practices, determine where additional safeguards may be needed, and take any necessary legislative action to protect New Yorkers.”
Julie Menin, NYC Council Speaker · Route Fifty ↗
Julie Menin NYC Council SpeakerOpenAI AI companyAnthropic AI company
How it unfolded 1 development · click the chart to see its coverage articles
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“As this technology advances at an extraordinary pace, government has an urgent responsibility to ensure that innovation does not come at the expense of public safety.”
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2 outlets first by Seeking Alpha, 11d ago · also Route Fifty · read ↗
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