Executives at OpenAI, Anthropic and other AI companies are privately rehearsing scenarios in which an AI-related cyberattack disrupts banking, internet access, power or water, along with the public and political backlash that could follow. Axios reported that many industry insiders expect a major AI event within six to 12 months, with a cyberattack viewed as the most likely form. OpenAI confirmed it conducts such exercises but said they are planning tools rather than predictions; Anthropic declined to comment. CrowdStrike recently said a hacker used Chinese AI models including DeepSeek to breach South Korean banks and asked Anthropic’s Claude Code where to sell stolen data. The planning also covers potential blame directed at Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and President Donald Trump, as well as possible congressional action after a catastrophe.