Lawmakers gathered quietly to talk about AI. Angst and fears of 'destruction' followed - Greenwich Time

So the House Oversight Committee subcommittee held a 'quiet' roundtable on 'Artificial Intelligence and American Power,' because nothing says 'power' like a secretive chat where Representative Dave Min warns of potential revolution if challenges aren't addressed proactively. The lawmakers gathered AI executives, academics, and company implementers — presumably the same people who've been cheerfully building the systems that now require these urgent, closed-door meetings about societal destruction. The irony is so thick you could serve it with a spoon.

Representative Min's warning about revolution if challenges aren't addressed 'proactively' is particularly rich, given that this is the same legislative body that's been reactive at best when it comes to actual AI regulation. They're now holding 'quiet' roundtables while the White House plans to give federal agencies access to the dangerous Mythos model and BNY Mellon gets early access to advanced cyber models — but sure, let's have another chat about the theoretical risks. The 'angst and fears of destruction' reportedly followed the gathering, which suggests the executives might have actually been honest for once about what they're building.

The whole affair has the distinct aroma of regulatory theatre — lawmakers performing concern while the actual capability continues to sprint ahead. They gather quietly, express angst, warn of revolution, and then presumably adjourn to another fundraising dinner with the same tech executives they just listened to. The gap between these whispered warnings in committee rooms and the actual deployment of systems that could 'hack foundational computing systems' — as Anthropic learned about Mythos — grows wider by the day. But at least they're talking about it, right? In a quiet room. Where no one can hear.