AI executives urge UN Security Council to regulate artificial intelligence

The heads of major AI firms, including Anthropic and OpenAI, urged the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday to establish controls over artificial intelligence, warning that mismanagement could pose a risk to all humanity. Executives Dario Amodei and Sam Altman testified that safeguards are needed to prevent AI from becoming too powerful to control, and they called for ensuring its power is not concentrated in a single company or country. The Security Council convened to address questions about who should control life-and-death decisions. The meeting follows a U.N. Secretary-General warning about "killer robots," which experts and European leaders say are already a reality or perilously close, highlighting the urgency of global oversight.