SpaceX agrees to testify to NYC Council about AI safety after subpoena

SpaceX has agreed to testify before the New York City Council's tech committee at a Friday hearing on AI safety risks, the council said Tuesday. The council issued a subpoena to Elon Musk and SpaceX's AI unit on Sept.

28, after SpaceX did not appear at the Oct. 5 hearing where Anthropic, OpenAI, Google and Meta testified. The council warned that a failure to comply could subject SpaceX to penalties under New York City law.