Oct 5 2026

New York City Council hears sworn testimony from AI safety whistleblowers as it weighs three AI bills

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Coxon, ex-Anthropic, testifies under oath alongside former DeepMind and OpenAI researchers. The bills: third-party validation of AI used by city agencies, whistleblower financial incentives, and a right to sue over AI harms.

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Jacob CoxonDaniel KokotajloAnthropicOpenAI

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OpenAI's Astra maths results survive independent scrutiny · 80%, resolves December 31st 2026
OpenAI never publishes the raw Astra reasoning traces · 75%, resolves February 28th 2027
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Anthropic IPOs before OpenAI · 75%, resolves August 6th 2027
OpenAI does not IPO in September · 80%, resolves September 30th 2026
OpenAI signs another $10B+ non-Azure compute deal · 65%, resolves August 6th 2027

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