AI Company Executives Simulate Catastrophic Event Scenarios, Plan for Political Backlash

Executives from Anthropic, OpenAI, and other leading AI companies are privately conducting scenario-planning exercises focused on potential catastrophic AI-related events and the public and political backlash that might follow. According to reporting, these officials are running red-team exercises that explore how institutions and lawmakers would respond to a major incident, most likely a cyberattack that disrupts financial services, internet connectivity, or critical infrastructure such as power and water systems.