# OpenAI Wargames Public Revolt

> OpenAI runs 'war games' to prepare for AI disaster backlash.
- Title: OpenAI Wargames Public Revolt · Futurism | Shortify
- Summary: OpenAI runs 'war games' to prepare for AI disaster backlash. OpenAI and Anthropic simulate public revolt scenarios after polls show 63% of US adults want AI…
- Keywords: openai, anthropic, ai development, public revolt, ai disaster, us adults, ai pause, science, technology, Wargames, Public, Revolt
- Source: Futurism — https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/openai-wargaming-public-revolt-ai-catastrophe
- Author: Joe Wilkins
- Published: 2026-10-09T19:00:32+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: openai, anthropic, ai development, public revolt, ai disaster, us adults, ai pause, science, technology
## Public Sentiment Against AI
63 percent of us adults support immediate ai development pause.
## AI Labs Prepare for Revolt
Openai and anthropic run pentagon-style war games for hypothetical scenarios.
## Executives Respond to Backlash
Openai says scenarios are not inevitable but help prepare for various circumstances.

> OpenAI conducts preparedness exercises where teams discuss and work through a range of potential scenarios
## Key takeaway

OpenAI and Anthropic simulate public revolt scenarios after polls show 63% of US adults want AI development paused.