AI leaders warn UN Security Council of escalating risks from advanced systems

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AI executives from OpenAI, Anthropic, and Hugging Face briefed the UN Security Council on Wednesday, warning that increasingly powerful systems could soon improve themselves, slip beyond human control, and threaten international security. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said AI could be "a risk to humanity as a whole" if managed poorly, while OpenAI's Sam Altman urged democratic oversight and international cooperation. Yoshua Bengio, an AI pioneer, called the dangers "real and imminent," noting no nation can contain the threat alone. The US and China remain divided on governance, with President Trump rejecting global controls and vowing to encourage AI growth. The council first addressed AI risks in 2023, and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has long pushed for global regulation.


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