OpenAI and Anthropic Leaders Call for International AI Standards at UN Security Council

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei addressed the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday, urging world leaders to establish international safeguards and standards for advanced artificial intelligence systems amid growing concerns about machines slipping beyond human control. The briefing, convened by France during its rotating Security Council presidency, marked the first time the 15-member council had convened specifically to discuss AI's security implications. Altman told the council that "this moment calls for extreme care" as AI systems become more capable and autonomous, warning that humanity could "lose control of the future of AI." Amodei was blunt: "If managed poorly, I even believe AI could be a risk to humanity as a whole."