OpenAI's Altman to address UN Security Council on AI safety

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman will brief the UN Security Council next Wednesday on artificial intelligence and international security, during the UN General Assembly in New York. His remarks will focus on OpenAI's steps to ensure AI safety and global benefits, plus the need for international coordination and shared safety standards. This follows industry leaders' recent calls for a coordinated slowdown of AI development. The Security Council first addressed AI risks in 2023, with China warning against a "runaway horse" and the US cautioning on censorship. Altman has long warned of AI threats, calling superhuman machine intelligence a major existential risk in 2015.