AI executives reportedly plan for public revolt after a catastrophic AI event

Axios reports executives at Anthropic, OpenAI and other AI companies are privately gaming out how the public and politicians might react to a catastrophic AI event, with a major cyberattack seen as the likeliest scenario. The planning includes worst-case exercises and efforts to educate Congress. An OpenAI spokesperson said its preparedness exercises cover a range of scenarios, none of which it treats as inevitable. Anthropic declined to comment.