Report: OpenAI and Anthropic rehearse response to major AI catastrophe, insiders cite 6-12 month window
AryHHAry · x · 2026-10-10
Per Axios, OpenAI and Anthropic are internally rehearsing what happens after a major AI catastrophe — cyberattacks taking down finance, power or water, and how to brief Congress in a panic before rules are written. Some insiders cite a 6-12 month window; OpenAI says the scenario isn't treated as certainty, Anthropic declined to comment. The analysis notes bank collapse, grid failure and rogue autonomous agents are three distinct failure modes, and that the real preparation is draft rules (kill switches, deploy authority) designed to pass after the first incident.
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