AI leaders urge UN Security Council to regulate artificial intelligence
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei urged the UN Security Council to regulate artificial intelligence, warning that poor management could threaten humanity. Both testified separately in New York, calling for global safety mechanisms. Altman said AI could bring either a new renaissance or chaos, while Amodei warned humanity could lose control. They requested that power over AI not be concentrated in one company or country, though Altman cautioned against doom-mongering and advocated a middle path. The UN session featured broader AI concerns, including a Russian drone reportedly killing three Ukrainians autonomously. US officials opposed strict regulation, while UN chief António Guterres compared US-China AI dialogue to Cold War nuclear talks.