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Ex-Anthropic Researcher Set to Testify Before NYC Council on AI Safety as Major Tech Companies Face First Compelled Hearing

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Jacob Coxon, a former researcher at Anthropic and OpenAI, will testify before the New York City Council on October 5, 2026, marking the first time a U.S. legislative body has compelled sworn testimony from artificial intelligence industry leaders on safety risks. The hearing, convened as a Committee of the Whole with all 51 council members present, represents an unprecedented intervention by municipal government into AI regulation—a vacuum left by Congress, which has passed no comprehensive AI safety legislation.

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