AI chiefs warn UN Security Council of existential threat to humanity

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The heads of major AI firms told the UN Security Council on Wednesday that artificial intelligence could risk humanity as a whole if managed poorly, urging global controls to prevent losing control of the future. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman testified that safeguards are needed to prevent AI from becoming too powerful to rein in, and they called for ensuring its power isn't concentrated in one company or country. The Security Council also addressed questions about human versus machine control over life-and-death decisions, following UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres' warning about "killer robots," which experts said are already a reality or perilously close.


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