As New York City's leadership becomes more wary of the risks posed by artificial intelligence, the City Council is scheduled to hold a special public hearing next month to question the safety regulations of relevant companies. City Council Speaker Julie Menin wrote to AnthroPic CEO Dario Amoudi and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman on Tuesday requesting representatives from both companies to attend the October hearing. She mentioned “a series of recent worrying reports that reveal that artificial intelligence has the potential to cause unprecedented catastrophic harm.” According to the poll, 61% of respondents oppose building data centers to support the operation of artificial intelligence. President Trump rejected various regulatory claims, saying that the concerns raised by industry executives were a “hoax,” and said that having him at the helm alone is sufficient as the bottom line of control. The New York City leadership, including Speaker Menin and Mayor Zoran Mandani, did not agree with this statement. Mayor Mandani said at a press conference on an unrelated topic on Tuesday: “These companies themselves have suggested that this technology may have consequences for the end of human civilization. However, in the face of such serious risks, they have received an extremely understated response.”

As New York City's leadership becomes more wary of the risks posed by artificial intelligence, the City Council is scheduled to hold a special public hearing next month to question the safety regulations of relevant companies. City Council Speaker Julie Menin wrote to AnthroPic CEO Dario Amoudi and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman on Tuesday requesting representatives from both companies to attend the October hearing. She mentioned “a series of recent worrying reports that reveal that artificial intelligence has the potential to cause unprecedented catastrophic harm.” According to the poll, 61% of respondents oppose building data centers to support the operation of artificial intelligence. President Trump rejected various regulatory claims, saying that the concerns raised by industry executives were a “hoax,” and said that having him at the helm alone is sufficient as the bottom line of control. The New York City leadership, including Speaker Menin and Mayor Zoran Mandani, did not agree with this statement. Mayor Mandani said at a press conference on an unrelated topic on Tuesday: “These companies themselves have suggested that this technology may have consequences for the end of human civilization. However, in the face of such serious risks, they have received an extremely understated response.”