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House Homeland Security Panel Calls Anthropic, Google Cloud and Quantum Xchange CEOs for Dec. 17 AI Cybersecurity Hearing

The panel seeks clarity on model misuse risks, with a focus on provider responsibilities.

Overview

  • Chair Rep. Andrew Garbarino sent letters inviting Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian, and Quantum Xchange CEO Eddy Zervigon to testify, with responses requested by Dec. 3.
  • Lawmakers plan to examine a China-linked campaign that Anthropic says used Claude to automate portions of espionage targeting roughly 30 organizations worldwide.
  • If confirmed, it would be the first appearance by an Anthropic executive before Congress on what some reports describe as the first documented AI-orchestrated cyberattack.
  • Google Cloud is being asked how hyperscale providers are adapting defenses to AI-enabled threats, and Quantum Xchange is being asked to address post-quantum cryptography and resilience.
  • Members also signal interest in public technical details, as researchers continue to seek indicators and evidence to validate claims about automation levels and attribution.