Former researcher Jacob Coxon, who worked at Anthropic, will attend a New York City Council hearing on Monday to testify with representatives of some of the world's largest AI companies. Jacob Coxon has warned that artificial intelligence may become too powerful for humans to control. According to people familiar with the matter, at the request of New York City Council Speaker Julie Mening, Coxon will attend this hearing. Currently, New York City lawmakers are considering a series of bills aimed at establishing a safety and security mechanism around this technology. Coxon left Anthropic last month and issued a stern warning about the race to develop increasingly powerful AI, accusing former employers Anthropic and OpenAI of “betting on our lives.” He has confirmed plans to testify at a hearing on Monday. The hearing will have some of the industry's most outspoken critics present with representatives of Anthropic, OpenAI, Alphabet's Google, and Meta Platforms. According to one of the sources familiar with the matter, Alex Turner, a former Google DeepMind researcher, and Daniel Cocotailo, an AI Futures Project executive director and former OpenAI researcher, are also expected to testify. The source said that the four large AI companies mentioned above will send officials responsible for policy and security matters to attend the hearing.

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