AI Companies Prepare For Public Backlash After Potential Catastrophic Incident: Report

Alarm as AI Leaders Privately Weigh Scenarios of Post-Catastrophe Public 'Revolt'

"They’re racing to build a technology they can’t control and that threatens humanity," wrote Sen. Bernie Sanders. "CONGRESS MUST PAUSE ADVANCED AI DEVELOPMENT NOW."

AI Companies Prepare For Public Backlash After Potential Catastrophic Incident: Report

The planning focuses on what could happen after a catastrophic event, particularly a cyberattack that disrupts essential services such as financial systems, internet connectivity, electricity, or water supplies.

Don’t blame AI labs for what hackers do with their tools

AI executives are planning for a public revolt after a major attack. A federal power grab is the wrong response.

OpenAI Is Wargaming Its Response in Case of Public Revolt After Catastrophic AI Disaster

In the United States, public sentiment against the rising power of AI labs and their CEOs is overwhelmingly negative. As Wall Street Journal polling from late September found, 63 percent of US adults support an immediate pause on AI development, while a Politico survey found about two-thirds of…