AI leaders urge UN to regulate technology they created

Tech leaders from major AI firms 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 AI risks include biological weapons and loss of control, while advocating for shared benefits. The US opposed new global governance, and China warned against forcing countries to choose sides in tech. The meeting followed UN warnings about "killer robots," with experts citing a Russian drone that allegedly used AI to target Ukrainians. Leaders also debated human control over life-and-death decisions, as the US and China compete for AI dominance.