NYC Council proposes whistleblower protections and AI liability measures

4 Oct 5 · 8d ago · 29 articles · 1 video · 16 posts · 7 sources · development 4 of 4

The council is considering legislation that would allow whistleblowers to receive a share of fines recovered from AI companies, enable people harmed by AI systems to sue developers in certain cases, and require independent checks of some AI systems before deployment in the city.

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Jacob Coxon Former Anthropic researcher and AI whistleblowerJulie Menin New York City Council SpeakerGoogle (Alphabet) AI company representativeOpenAI AI company representativeMeta Platforms AI company representative

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9 outlets Former Anthropic researcher Coxon to testify at New York City AI hearing: Report

first by The Hindu, 9d ago · also Straits Times, CBS News, Reuters, Investing.com News, Channel News Asia, Business Today +2
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- Ex-Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon to appear at New York City hearing on AI Straits Times · 8d ago
- FORMER ANTHROPIC RESEARCHER TESTIFIES ON AI RISKS CBS News · 8d ago
- Former Anthropic researcher Coxon to testify at New York City AI hearing, Bloomberg News reports Reuters · 8d ago
- Former Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon set to testify as New York City weighs AI rules Business Today · 8d ago
- Former Anthropic employee to testify at New York AI hearing: What to know Yahoo Finance · 8d ago
- Former Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon and representatives from Anthropic, Google, OpenAI, and Meta testified at a New York City Council hearing on AI safety Bloomberg · 8d ago
- Former Anthropic researcher doubles down on AI warning in testimony CBS News · 8d ago
5 outlets Ex-Anthropic Researcher Jacob Coxon Testifies at NYC Council AI Hearing

first by Bloomberg Tech, 8d ago · also The Independent, Washington Examiner, Gothamist, Bloomberg Law
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- Ex-Anthropic whistleblower sounds the alarm about dangerous AI companies at NYC council hearing The Independent · 8d ago
- Ex-Anthropic employee who quit over safety concerns to testify at NYC council hearing Washington Examiner · 8d ago
- NYC Council hearing to put AI risks in the spotlight Gothamist · 8d ago
- Ex-Anthropic Researcher Testifies as NYC Council Weighs AI Curbs Bloomberg Law · 8d ago
- Ex-Anthropic Researcher Testifies at NYC Council AI Hearing Bloomberg.com · 8d ago
3 outlets AI executives warned NYC lawmakers that misaligned AI could end in human extinction

first by Quartz, 8d ago · also NY Post, New York Post
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- AI execs grilled by NYC pols on dangers of tech that ‘could end in human extinction’ NY Post · 8d ago
3 outlets Ex-Anthropic researcher Coxon to testify alongside AI giants at NYC hearing

first by Seeking Alpha, 8d ago · also New York Post, NY Post
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- Anthropic whistleblower Jacob Coxon to testify at NYC AI hearing on ‘kill switches,’ regulations New York Post · 8d ago
2 outlets NYC Lawmakers Grill AI Executives and Former Employees as City Weighs Guardrails

first by Hindustan Times, 8d ago · also WSJ Tech
1 outlet The Anthropic researcher-turned-whistleblower says he was 'working to automate' himself

first by Business Insider, 7d ago

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LIVE: Former Anthropic researcher testifies on AI at New York City Council video · YouTube · 8d ago

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Former Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon describes how AI-fueled universal income might look

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The Anthropic researcher whose resignation made waves last month says he was 'working to automate' himself https://www. businessinsider.com/former-ant hropic-openai-jacob-coxon-self-automatation-research-work-2026-10?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Business @ business-thenewsdesk

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Without whistleblowers, the world would not have learned the full extent of the potential dangers of AI. We thank whistleblowers, including Jacob Coxon who was a researcher at both Anthropic and OpenAI, for bravely testifying today at City Hall. Photo credit: William Alatriste/ @NYCCMediaUnit

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https://www. europesays.com/thestates/40592/ New York City Council AI hearing on Monday to feature testimony from top tech executives # Anthropic # ArtificialIntelligence # google # Meta # NewYork # NewYorkCityCouncil # OpenAI # SpaceX

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Jacob Coxon quit Anthropic after he came to believe that AI could pose a risk to humanity. Shortly, he will testify at a City Council hearing, along with fellow industry whistleblowers Daniel Kokotajlo and Alex Turner, on the risks of accelerating AI progress.

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Jacob Coxon says he left Anthropic scared of two things: nobody can control AI yet, and next year's models will be able to improve themselves

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🔴 LIVE: Officials from OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta, and Google testify at NYC Council Hearing on AI Safeguards:

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Jacob Coxon, former Anthropic researcher, tells us that without AI regulation, we risk the extinction of the human species.

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Did @AnthropicAI send an AI agent to testify at this NYC Council AI hearing?

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