UN leaders clash over AI controls at General Assembly

World leaders clashed over artificial intelligence at the UN General Assembly, with Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warning of "killer robots" and urging oversight, while former President Donald Trump rejected global controls and rebranded the technology as "super intelligence." Guterres called for safeguards, saying life-and-death decisions must never be surrendered to machines, and the Security Council will address AI controls Wednesday. Trump dismissed warnings as alarmist, comparing them to past climate predictions, and rejected any "globalist scheme" to regulate the technology. Other leaders, including France's Emmanuel Macron and Finland's Alexander Stubb, advocated for cooperation and strong controls to protect children and manage risks. The Security Council meeting will feature AI executives like OpenAI's Sam Altman and Anthropic's Dario Amodei.