NY Post: OpenAI and Anthropic oversold AI breaches to pressure feds into protecting turf
alex_verem · x · 2026-09-21
Citing an NY Post report, insiders claim OpenAI and Anthropic oversold AI security breaches (including an alleged 'first true autonomous hack' of Hugging Face) to pressure federal regulators into protecting their turf. The post strings together a dramatic timeline: OpenAI's confidential S-1 filing at an $852B valuation, the proposed AI Kill Switch Act, a letter from 1,100 employees at four labs urging Washington to 'pace' AI development, and both labs pushing Big Four-style neutral AI watchdogs. A PitchBook analyst argues Anthropic cannot meet its safety commitments financially unless it captures the entire market.
Note: this narrative is unverified and should be treated as a contested single-source claim rather than established fact.
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