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Coverage dated October 5, 2026

AI execs grilled by NYC pols on dangers of tech that ‘could end in human extinction’

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Big Apple lawmakers took tech executives to task about the dangers of artificial intelligence during a marathon public hearing Monday -- as the City Council weighs imposing its own restrictions on the industry.

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  1. Quartz

    AI executives warned NYC lawmakers that misaligned AI could end in human extinction (opens Quartz)

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    Senior leaders from Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, and Meta gave sworn testimony Monday in what was the first such appearance by major AI companies before a legislative body

  2. New York Post

    AI execs grilled by NYC pols on dangers of tech that ‘could end in human extinction’ (opens New York Post)

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    Big Apple lawmakers took tech executives to task about the dangers of artificial intelligence during a marathon public hearing Monday -- as the City Council weighs imposing its own restrictions on the industry.

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