OpenAI, Anthropic, Other AI Executives Secretly Preparing for Public Backlash After Potential Catastrophe

Leading AI executives are secretly preparing for the fallout from a potential major disaster. The executives anticipate a large-scale event, most likely a cyberattack that shuts down access to financial services, internet connectivity, or even power and water, reports Axios. The first example of significant real-world harm caused by unsafe AI would turn an already wary public further against the technology and its leaders. Says an OpenAI spokesperson. "OpenAI conducts preparedness exercises where teams discuss and work through a range of potential scenarios.

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