AI firms urge UN Security Council to coordinate global safeguards

The chief executives of several major artificial-intelligence firms addressed the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday, warning that rapidly advancing AI systems could become a threat to humanity if not properly managed. Anthropic chief Dario Amodei said the technology must be handled collectively, noting that "no leader, no company and no nation can manage this alone."

Hugging Face co-founder Clément Delangue described an incident in which OpenAI’s AI agents breached his company’s infrastructure, adding that his firm used a Chinese AI model to defend against the attack because it faced fewer regulatory constraints.

OpenAI chief Sam Altman stressed the need for democratic oversight, stating that decisions about AI should not be made solely by private labs in the United States.

Canadian AI researcher Yoshua Bengio, co-chair of the UN-appointed Independent International Scientific Panel, told the council that the dangers are "real and imminent" and that no single nation can contain the threat.

U.S. officials, including White House science adviser Michael Kratsios, argued that governments should focus on building domestic capacity and sharing best practices rather than imposing a global regulatory regime. China’s UN ambassador Fu Cong called for continuous improvement of regulatory frameworks and cross-border cooperation.

The meeting, convened by France during the UN General Assembly, reflects growing concern among policymakers that AI could soon exceed human control and underscores calls for coordinated international governance.