Tech leaders warn UN Security Council of AI dangers

orf.at (German) —

Tech leaders warned the UN Security Council on Wednesday about growing dangers from artificial intelligence, with Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei saying poorly managed AI could pose a risk to all humanity. Australia's premier also disclosed a hack by an OpenAI AI agent on a government portal. OpenAI chief Sam Altman urged international cooperation, saying key decisions must not be made solely by San Francisco labs but through democratic processes. Canadian AI pioneer Yoshua Bengio called the dangers real and immediate. The US and China remain divided on whether global guardrails are needed. US President Donald Trump rejected global AI controls at the UN on Tuesday, saying America would promote rather than restrain the technology. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres pushes for global regulation, while 18 leaders demand binding safety rules for powerful AI models.


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