AI chiefs warn UN Security Council of existential threat to humanity

AI company leaders told the UN Security Council on Wednesday that unregulated artificial intelligence could threaten humanity, urging global safeguards. They warned the technology could become too powerful to control if left unchecked. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman testified that nations must establish controls and prevent AI power from concentrating in one company or country. UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband supported their call, while the US opposed new global governance structures. The meeting coincided with concerns about autonomous weapons, including a reported Russian drone AI targeting decision that killed three Ukrainians. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres previously warned of "killer robots," and French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot compared AI regulation to managing the atomic age.