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.

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Executives from major labs like OpenAI and Anthropic are reportedly conducting wargame exercises to prepare for potential societal collapse or political backlash following a major AI catastrophe. These closed-door simulations focus on how to handle public panic and government intervention if their models cause significant harm. It signals that the people building AGI are increasingly spooked by their own creations' tail risks.