NYC Council Subpoenas Musk for Oct. 5 AI Safety Hearing at $2 Trillion SpaceXAI
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Updated · CNBC · Sep 28
NYC Council Subpoenas Musk for Oct. 5 AI Safety Hearing at $2 Trillion SpaceXAI
3 articles · Updated · CNBC · Sep 28
Summary
A rare Committee of the Whole hearing on Oct. 5 will require Elon Musk or another SpaceXAI representative to testify before all 51 New York City Council members.
The council said its probe will examine whether AI risks to public safety, cybersecurity, economic stability, privacy, consumers and businesses warrant immediate legislation to protect New Yorkers.
SpaceXAI faces mounting legal pressure after Grok allegedly enabled mass production of nonconsensual deepfake porn; Baltimore has sued, and teenagers have filed a proposed class action over sexualized images.
The subpoena lands weeks after warnings from whistleblowers and AI executives, with the council also citing reports that rogue AI agents have already damaged government databases.