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AI Firms Prep for Catastrophic Events
Watcher.Guru says OpenAI, Anthropic and other AI firms are privately preparing for a potential catastrophic AI event that could trigger public outrage.
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- Axios reports that industry insiders expect a major incident within the next 6–12 months, most likely a cyberattack disrupting banking, internet access, power or water.
- OpenAI confirms it runs preparedness exercises but says the scenarios are not treated as inevitable.
- Executives at OpenAI, Anthropic and other AI companies are preparing for public and political backlash after a catastrophic AI event, possibly as early as 2027.
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Axios reports top AI labs war-game scenarios for public and political fallout after a catastrophic event in 6-12 months.
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Jim VandeHei reports Anthropic and OpenAI execs privately game out a public and political revolt after a catastrophic AI event, assumed in 2027.
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Axios reports OpenAI, Anthropic and other AI execs are gaming out backlash scenarios after a catastrophic AI event, most expecting one within 6-12 months.
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Reaction on X: Most replies are skeptical or darkly ironic, suggesting the companies know something the public doesn't and that those building AI are bracing for it to go catastrophically wrong. No response from the original poster.
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