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De La Rosa contrasts 'AI will kill us anyway' with SpaceX safety testimony

New York City Council · Oct 16, 2026 · starts 1:34:20 · 1 min 6 sec

De La Rosa recalls Kim's testimony that management said safeguards are useless and AI will kill us all anyway, contrasts it with Castillo-Madrid's repeated safety claims, and asks whether safety is really at the heart of the company; Kim points to significant gaps in XAI's model cards and safety documentation.

Carmen N. De La Rosa

Okay, one of the things that was, you know, very alarming from your testimony is that you said that when you raised this up to management, they said safeguards are useless and

Carmen N. De La Rosa

AI will kill us all anyway.

Carmen N. De La Rosa

You know, that is a very real statement to be made from a company who just testified under oath to this council that safety, I mean, I think that if we had a ringer every time she said safety,

Carmen N. De La Rosa

the bells would still be ringing here in the council.

Carmen N. De La Rosa

Safety is the priority.

Carmen N. De La Rosa

We do not deploy models without safety.

Carmen N. De La Rosa

We ensure that there is safety.

Carmen N. De La Rosa

There is always a human being who's in charge of safety.

Carmen N. De La Rosa

They said it in so many different ways.

Carmen N. De La Rosa

But yeah, you're testifying today that your direct supervisors who understood the work you were doing said.

Carmen N. De La Rosa

AI would kill us anyway.

Carmen N. De La Rosa

Do you believe that safety is really at the heart of what this company is?

Carmen N. De La Rosa

is projecting.