OpenAI and Anthropic executives privately preparing for a catastrophic AI incident, Axios reports
Polymarket · x · 2026-10-09
According to Axios, executives at OpenAI and Anthropic are privately preparing for a potential catastrophic AI incident that could trigger a massive public backlash — a sign that top labs are building internal contingency plans for serious safety failures rather than merely voicing public risk warnings.
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