SpaceX AI Leader to Testify Before New York City Council
Gabriela Castillo Madrid of SpaceX will testify before the New York City Council on October 17 following a subpoena regarding AI safety regulations.
AI policy leader Gabriela Castillo Madrid will testify before the New York City Council tech committee on Friday, October 17, 2026. The testimony is part of a legislative investigation into AI safety designed to inform the development of new regulations.
SpaceX initially evaded requests and a subpoena to appear at an October 5 hearing, where leaders from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and Meta participated. The company only agreed to testify after the council threatened judicial enforcement. The probe comes amid broader debates regarding the risks associated with advanced AI models.
The investigation occurs as SpaceX's AI model, Grok, faces legal challenges in the United Kingdom. Member of Parliament Jess Asato is suing xAI after users employed the tool to create non-consensual sexualized images of her.
