AI leaders urge UN to regulate artificial intelligence for humanity's safety

AI company leaders urged the UN Security Council on Wednesday to regulate artificial intelligence, warning that mismanagement could threaten humanity. They called for global safeguards to prevent the technology from becoming uncontrollable. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman testified that nations must establish common standards for testing and misuse prevention. British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband supported their plea, while the US opposed new global governance structures, citing benefits of continued development. China advocated for open-source models and warned against tech bloc divisions. The meeting followed UN warnings about "killer robots," with experts citing an AI-assisted drone attack in Ukraine. President Trump has rejected AI controls as the US races China for dominance.