UN General Assembly to spotlight AI risks and Iran conflict

World leaders gathered at the United Nations on Wednesday are expected to focus on the risks of artificial intelligence and the ongoing US war with Iran, which is impacting the global economy. The UN Security Council will hold an emergency meeting on AI, with industry leaders briefing the body. OpenAI's Sam Altman, Anthropic's Dario Amodei, and Hugging Face's Clement Delangue will address the Security Council following recent incidents, including a cyberattack on Hugging Face by autonomous OpenAI software. Meanwhile, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian is set to address the General Assembly for the first time since US and Israeli strikes began, with Tehran blocking the Strait of Hormuz and Houthi actions threatening Red Sea shipping. The conflict has raised global oil prices, and talks between the US and Iran have reportedly resumed. President Trump rejected international AI regulation, while French President Macron called for an open-source model independent of US or Chinese dominance. A Security Council meeting on Ukraine is also scheduled, with President Zelensky saying Washington and Kyiv want the war to end before winter.