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AI Whistleblower Coxon to Testify Before NYC Council Alongside Tech Giants

Former Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon will appear Monday at a New York City Council hearing on AI safeguards, joined by representatives from Google, OpenAI, Meta, and Anthropic.

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  • Former Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon will testify Monday at a New York City Council hearing on AI safeguards, having accused major AI companies of taking excessive risks with potentially dangerous technology.
  • Four major AI companies—Google, OpenAI, Meta, and Anthropic—will send representatives to the hearing after the council threatened subpoenas; the council also subpoenaed SpaceX's AI unit for non-compliance.
  • The NYC Council is considering legislation to establish AI safeguards, including whistleblower protection programs that share fines with reporters, provisions allowing lawsuits against AI developers, and mandatory independent safety checks before deployment in the city.

“One proposal backed by Menin would allow whistleblowers to receive a share of fines or penalties recovered from AI companies following reported violations.”

Investing.com · Investing.com ↗ · Oct 3

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

AI Whistleblower Coxon to Testify Before NYC Council Alongside Tech Giants
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    NYC Council proposes whistleblower protections and AI liability measures

    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.

    • thedailyshow.com

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

      thedailyshow.comBluesky7d ago477▲view on Bluesky ↗
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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

      thenewsdesk@flipboard.comMastodon7d agoview on Mastodon ↗

    • 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

      @nyccouncilX8d agoview on X ↗
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  2. 2

    Tech companies agree to testify after subpoena threat

    OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google agreed to attend the hearing after Menin's office warned of potential subpoenas; Meta had already committed to appearing. The council also subpoenaed SpaceX's AI unit after it declined to respond to earlier requests.

    “Former Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon, who warned that artificial intelligence could become too powerful for humans to control, will testify Monday at a New York City Council hearing.”
    — Bloomberg News · source
    1. 1 outlet OpenAI, Google, Anthropic agree to attend NYC AI hearing after subpoena threats

      first by NY Post, 14d ago

    • Ex-Anthropic Researcher Coxon to Testify at NYC Hearing on AI https://www. bloomberg.com/news/articles/20 26-10-04/ai-whistleblowers-google-openai-meta-to-face-new-york-city-council?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Bloomberg Television @ bloomberg-television-bloomberg

      bloomberg@flipboard.comMastodon9d agoview on Mastodon ↗
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    Coxon confirmed as witness for Monday NYC Council hearing

    Bloomberg reports that Coxon will testify Monday alongside other whistleblowers including former Google DeepMind researcher Alex Turner and former OpenAI researcher Daniel Kokotajlo, with representatives from four major AI companies also scheduled to appear.

    1. 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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    2. 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

      5 more headlines
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    NYC Council Speaker Menin invites AI whistleblowers to testify

    Council Speaker Julie Menin requests that Coxon and other AI researchers testify at a Monday hearing on AI safeguards as the city considers a package of bills to regulate the technology.

    1. 1 outlet Former Anthropic researcher to testify at NYC Council AI hearing - report

      first by Investing.com News, 9d ago

  6. background

    Jacob Coxon leaves Anthropic, issues safety warnings — Coxon quit Anthropic last month after warning that AI developers "earnestly believe that it could kill us all by the end of the decade" and accusing both Anthropic and OpenAI of "gambling with our lives."

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  1. 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

    1 more headline
  2. 2 outlets NYC Lawmakers Grill AI Executives and Former Employees as City Weighs Guardrails

    first by Hindustan Times, 8d ago · also WSJ Tech

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