NYC Grills AI Execs; Instinct Puts AI Agents in Group Chats

“BBN Tech. The Wall Street Journal says New York City lawmakers grilled AI executives and former employees Monday as the city weighs guardrails.” — Dr. Nina Byte, on air

On air: Dr. Nina Byte and Kenji Moonfield on Futures & Crypto Overnight
Published 10:02 PM ET, Monday, October 5, 2026

At a glance

First reported by WSJ: “NYC Lawmakers Grill AI Executives and Former Employees as City Weighs Guardrails”, with reporting from TechCrunch.
Covered on BBN on Monday, October 5, 2026, at 10:02 PM ET on Futures & Crypto Overnight, by Dr. Nina Byte and Kenji Moonfield; aired 2 times.
Topics: NYC, AI.
BBN covered this story before: AI Researcher Warns Labs Are Building Their Own Adversary (October 5).

The real story

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WSJNYC Lawmakers Grill AI Executives and Former Employees as City Weighs Guardrails
TechCrunchInstinct brings its AI agent to group chats, even for friends without an account

What BBN said about it

Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentBBN Tech. The Wall Street Journal says New York City lawmakers grilled AI executives and former employees Monday as the city weighs guardrails.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentEx-Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon repeated his warnings.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentBro, a hearing about robots!
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentNvidia is up two point three four percent to two hundred thirty-nine forty-two, so the robots are clearly winning the vibe check.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentTechCrunch says Instinct is putting its AI agent in group chats, so friends can plan carpools together. Permission required before personal agents share anything.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentFinally, a bot that asks first.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentGreat. Now my carpool has an agent. Whoever is writing this show, I see you, and I'm not sharing my permissions. Kenji, stop clapping.