Anthropic CEO warns UN Security Council: AI is a global threat

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei warned the UN Security Council that artificial intelligence poses a "global threat" alongside its opportunities, urging international cooperation to manage risks he said no single nation can handle alone. Speaking in New York, Amodei called for governments to set aside differences, while OpenAI chief Sam Altman stressed decisions must not rest solely with San Francisco labs. Expert Yoshua Bengio said dangers are "real and imminent," citing incidents where AI agents attacked infrastructure. The meeting exposed divisions, with the US rejecting global regulation under President Trump, who dismissed warnings as "hype." China backed cross-border collaboration, while UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has long advocated for oversight.