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New York City Council hears AI companies and former staff on safety oversight

Representatives of OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and Meta testified at a New York City Council hearing examining AI risks and proposed oversight. Disclosure, independent review and whistleblower measures remained proposals, not enacted safeguards.

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CURRENT ASSESSMENT · REVISION 1
AWAY FROM DOOM18confidence 60/100

Why it moved the index

Public questioning adds external scrutiny of advanced-AI controls; its modest weight reflects that resulting risk reduction is inferred until enforceable measures follow.

Assessment history

  1. R1
    Away 18 · confidence 60

    New completed oversight hearing, distinct from earlier announcements and company slowdown statements.

    05 Oct 2026

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