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New York City Council to hold AI hearing with tech leaders

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Newest development Oct 5, 2026 · 2 reportsNYC Council Grills AI Leaders and Whistleblowers in Marathon Hearing

The New York City Council is holding a hearing over artificial intelligence safety with representatives from OpenAI, Meta, Anthropic and Google

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  1. New York City Council to hold AI hearing with tech leaders

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    NYC Council Grills AI Leaders and Whistleblowers in Marathon Hearing

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  1. The City

    NYC Already Battling AI Attacks as Council Prepares to Grill Artificial Intelligence Leaders (opens The City)

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    The City Council is set to grill officials from some of the biggest tech companies on Monday on the dangers of artificial intelligence, and ways they could rein them in amid increasingly dire warnings from industry leaders and others of rogue robots and malevolent online agents.

  2. NBC New York

    NYC Council holding rare hearing on AI risks with top tech executives (opens NBC New York)

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    AI app icons seen on a phone screen.

  3. Pix11

    Tech leaders to testify at NYC Council hearing on AI risks and safety (opens Pix11)

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    MANHATTAN, N.Y. (PIX11) -- Major companies are preparing to testify under oath before the New York City Council on Monday morning about AI power players. The hearing comes amid growing warnings about just how powerful, and potentially dangerous, this technology could become.

  4. UPI

    New York City Council to hold AI hearing with tech leaders (opens UPI)

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    The New York City Council is holding a hearing over artificial intelligence safety with representatives from OpenAI, Meta, Anthropic and Google

  5. amNewYork

    AI giants give few clear answers to key safety questions at NYC Council hearing amid whistleblower warnings (opens amNewYork)

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    Four leading artificial intelligence companies were questioned under oath at City Hall Monday, but repeatedly stopped short of giving lawmakers clear answers on some of the central safety questions driving New York City’s push to regulate the industry.

  6. The City

    NYC Council Grills AI Leaders and Whistleblowers in Marathon Hearing (opens The City)

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    Representatives for some of the country’s AI giants were on the digital hot seat Monday, answering sometimes hostile questions from the City Council about artificial intelligence hacking the government, leaking data, misleading consumers and fomenting extremism.

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