AI Leaders Warn UN of Existential Risks, Clash on Global Oversight
CEOs from OpenAI, Anthropic, and Hugging Face addressed the UN Security Council on September 23, 2026, warning that mismanaged AI could threaten humanity and urging international oversight. Anthropic's Dario Amodei said AI could risk humanity if poorly managed, while OpenAI's Sam Altman argued key decisions must not be made solely by San Francisco labs, calling for democratic, accountable governance. Hugging Face's Clement Delangue highlighted AI's role in cyber defense. The US rejected a global regulatory scheme, favoring national capacity-building, while China backed enhanced international cooperation. Yoshua Bengio called the dangers "real and imminent," reflecting deep US-China divisions on AI governance.