Ex-Anthropic Researcher Jacob Coxon Testifies at NYC Council AI Hearing - Bloomberg
Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information, news and insight around the world Americas+1 212 318 2000 EMEA+44 20 7330 7500 Asia Pacific+65 6212 1000 Former Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon warned that the race to develop artificial intelligence poses risks that the industry itself doesn’t fully understand, at a New York City Council hearing where lawmakers weighed whether to impose their own safeguards on a burgeoning global business. “We do not know how to control any AI system yet,” Coxon said at the hearing on Monday, where representatives from some of the leading AI developers also appeared. The proceeding made for a striking New York spectacle as Coxon, dressed in a dark suit and white shirt, sat at a table before a crowd of city officials and gave his perspective on the inner workings of an industry that is increasingly at the center of the US economy. Coxon testifi