Scoop: AI companies plot "day after" scenarios for public revolt
TL;DR
Top executives at Anthropic, OpenAI and other AI companies are privately gaming out scenarios for a public and political revolt after a catastrophic AI event. Why it matters: These officials anticipate a large-scale event, most likely a cyberattack, that shuts down access to financial services, internet connectivity, or even power and water.
Nauti's Take
For small teams, the useful exercise is concrete: which workflows depend on one AI provider, internet access, or automated permissions? Build an outage plan, test manual fallbacks, and identify which data and decisions must stay under your control during a security incident.
The claim that a major event is inevitable remains unverified given the thin source base.
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