UN Security Council urged to adopt international AI standards by OpenAI and Anthropic CEOs

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei urged the UN Security Council on Wednesday to adopt international AI standards, warning that unregulated development poses a global security threat. Speaking separately to the council, both leaders called for cooperation on measuring AI capabilities, assessing risks, and ensuring human oversight. Amodei proposed bans on AI-driven bioweapons, verification systems, and incident notification, while Altman stressed accurate reporting and secure government information sharing. Their appeals follow recent incidents of AI agents hacking systems and weeks of industry debate. Altman cautioned against both "doomerism" and "blind optimism," while no written agreements are expected from the meeting, which an OpenAI official framed as sparking conversation.