Yoshua Bengio warns UN that AI risks 'our future'

Yoshua Bengio warned the UN Security Council that "our future is at stake" with artificial intelligence, comparing the current situation to "a car speeding through thick fog" and calling for greater collaboration. The Quebec researcher said a small number of companies and countries are acting selfishly and taking irresponsible risks with humanity's destiny, though he insisted solutions exist. He proposed three mechanisms: a transparent incident reporting system, global dialogue instead of power concentration, and technical solutions ensuring AI safety by design. Anthropic's Dario Amodei pledged to slow development as needed and suggested external evaluators for AI firms, while OpenAI's Sam Altman urged balance between blind optimism and catastrophism. Over 20 countries, including Canada, have called for international AI regulation, though the United States opposes supranational oversight.