AI executives warn of risks and call for international safeguards at UN Security Council
The UN Security Council held a France-convened meeting on artificial intelligence and international security, hearing from leaders of OpenAI, Anthropic and Hugging Face. The executives warned that AI could outpace human oversight and called for stronger safeguards and international cooperation, while a senior US official opposed pausing development or creating new governance structures.
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First reported among our outlets by Global Times (China), · most coverage from China (3), United Kingdom (2), South Korea (2), United States (1)
What the parties said
United States
If AI is to be democratic, the most important decisions cannot be made by labs in San Francisco alone,
speedy incident reporting, classification and reporting protocols so the world can learn from failures before they become catastrophes.
if managed poorly... could be a risk to humanity as a whole.
China
With Chinese firms now invited to participate, the debate may reflect a broader recognition that meaningful AI governance requires participation from all major technology…
For the international community as a whole, the core message is that AI governance should be inclusive, non-discriminatory and development-oriented, Liu added.
From the perspective of global AI governance, the participation of Chinese AI firms in the UN discussion highlights a key reality: AI-related risks now go beyond the governance…
Coverage
NPR · United States24 Sep 05:14OpenAI's breach of Australian health department website prompts rebuke
PBS NewsHour · United States23 Sep 22:55At UN General Assembly, Iran's president responds to Trump's 'annihilation' threat
Today, a handful of companies and countries are acting in their self-interest by taking reckless risks with humanity's fate.
France 24 · France23 Sep 21:46AI leaders urge caution at UN, with Anthropic chief pledging to slow down
Michael Kratsios, director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, said rapid advancement is not a reason to pause AI's development or constrain it with new…
World leaders call for stronger AI safeguards at UN General Assembly
The debate is set to move from the General Assembly to the UN Security Council on Wednesday, when the council is scheduled to discuss AI and international security.
China Daily · ChinaWorld leaders call for stronger AI safeguards at UN General Assembly
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With Chinese firms now invited to participate, the debate may reflect a broader recognition that meaningful AI governance requires participation from all major technology…
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World leaders call for stronger AI safeguards at UN General Assembly
South China Morning Post · Hong Kong23 Sep 23:44AI leaders to UN: for the sake of humanity, regulate tech we created
have to set safeguards of some kind to prevent the technology from getting too powerful to rein in.
The Hankyoreh · South KoreaDespite UN warning of a “nuclear-weapons-level risk like during the Cold War”… Trump “flatly rejects AI regulation”
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Yonhap News Agency · South Korea23 Sep 21:04Altman: “Even a 0.1% risk is unacceptable… AI must not be trained without proving it can be controlled”
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OpenAI’s “rogue agent” also infiltrates Australian government… first case of government hacking
Der Spiegel · Germany23 Sep 20:41Anthropic and OpenAI chiefs warn of AI dangers “for all of humanity”
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Anthropic and OpenAI: Dario Amodei and Sam Altman warn of AI dangers “for all of humanity”
Ukrinform · Ukraine24 Sep 19:10France on Putin at G20: U.S. to decide who is invited
BBC News · United Kingdom23 Sep 22:35US rejects pleas from OpenAI, Anthropic for global AI standards
The global community needs stronger standards for monitoring and incident disclosure.
The Guardian · United Kingdom23 Sep 21:15OpenAI’s Altman and Anthropic’s Amodei address UN security council
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Clarín · Argentina23 Sep 13:16Wars in Iran and Ukraine, artificial intelligence and Venezuela: key topics on the second day of the UN General Assembly
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The Times of Israel · Israel23 Sep 20:54AI chiefs warn UN Security Council of security risks as systems grow more powerful
Executives from three of the world’s leading artificial intelligence companies briefed the UN Security Council on Wednesday amid warnings that increasingly powerful AI systems…
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Australia says OpenAI agent hacked government medical website
Okaz · Saudi Arabia24 Sep 11:11Could machines outpace their creators? Global concern over intelligence escaping humanity’s control
Hürriyet · Türkiye25 Sep 04:00Industry giants warn at UN: Intelligence is artificial, the threat is real
CBC News · Canada24 Sep 08:56Australia says OpenAI agent hacked government website
the world's leading AI companies warned the United Nations Security Council of the risks AI posed to humanity
RIA Novosti · Russia23 Sep 19:44OpenAI chief warns of risks from rapid AI development
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NDTV · India23 Sep 22:42"Unacceptable": Australian PM Says OpenAI Hacked Government Health Website
Altman and other tech CEOs addressed a special meeting of the UN Security Council on Wednesday about AI risks.
Where accounts differ
Whether AI development needs new governance structures and international standards
OpenAI and Altman called for a US-led global standards effort and national and international standards for measuring capabilities, assessing risks and maintaining human oversight.
OpenAI has urged the United States to lead a global effort on establishing standards for AI, noting that its industry is at the technical frontier.
He called for "national and international" AI standards regarding ways to measure capabilities of an AI tool, assessing related risks, AI safeguards, and the degree to which…
White House official Michael Kratsios said rapid progress was not a reason to pause AI development or constrain it with new governance structures.
Michael Kratsios, director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, said rapid advancement is not a reason to pause AI's development or constrain it with new…