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OpenAI, Anthropic Warn UN Security Council on AI Risks

By Drooid · Sep 24, 2026, 1:57 AM UTC · How we work

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Trump Rejects AI Controls

OpenAI, Anthropic, and Hugging Face executives briefed the UN Security Council on AI risks on September 23 2026 in New York.
U.S. President Donald Trump told the UN General Assembly he rejects any global AI control scheme and will keep encouraging its growth.
Sam Altman urged adoption of benchmarks to measure AI capabilities and evaluate corporate safeguards.
Dario Amodei said Anthropic will slow or pause development if safety concerns arise.

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Democratic AI Governance

OpenAI, Anthropic and Hugging Face executives briefed UN Security Council on AI risks on 23 September 2026 in New York.
They argued AI governance must be democratic, keep people central, warning unchecked development could concentrate power and threaten humanity.
Altman and Amodei said risk is unacceptable, calling for human control, slowdown and oversight.
France convened the UN Security Council AI safety session, chaired by Jean-Noël Barrot.

Blindspot

The United Nations Security Council held its first dedicated AI safety session on 23 September 2026, convened by France and chaired by Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot.
Within this story's sources, this angle appears mainly in Left-leaning coverage and receives less attention in Center-leaning coverage.

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Historical Context

In 2015, the United Nations convened the Group of Governmental Experts on Lethal Autonomous Weapons, issuing a landmark 100-page report urging regulation. The expert panel, comprising the United Kingdom, United States, Russia, Sweden, and China, counted fifteen member states and recommended a binding treaty within two years. The 2026 UN Security Council AI safety session, chaired by Jean-Noël Barrot and OpenAI, Anthropic, and Hugging Face executives, mirrors that effort confronting AI risks. Both gatherings illustrate how multilateral bodies increasingly shape technology policy, foreshadowing future international accords that could constrain AI development worldwide.

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Trump Rejects AI Controls

OpenAI, Anthropic, and Hugging Face executives briefed the UN Security Council on AI risks on September 23 2026 in New York.
U.S. President Donald Trump told the UN General Assembly he rejects any global AI control scheme and will keep encouraging its growth.
Sam Altman urged adoption of benchmarks to measure AI capabilities and evaluate corporate safeguards.
Dario Amodei said Anthropic will slow or pause development if safety concerns arise.

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