NYC puts four AI firms under oath on safety

On October 5, representatives from four AI firms—Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, and Meta—testified under oath to the New York City Council about AI safety, as same-day coverage describes lawmakers pressing them for direct answers. The Council had announced a rare Committee of the Whole session bringing all 51 members into the discussion. The hearing gives vendors a live local-oversight signal, extending the federal-preemption fight over state AI rules.