AI Leaders Warn UN of Global Risk, Call for Urgent Controls

Top AI executives warn the UN of existential risks and demand global controls to prevent AI from becoming a threat to humanity.

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September 24, 2026 One Min Read

POLICY WIRE — New York, United States — Leading figures in the artificial intelligence industry have urged the United Nations Security Council to implement strict controls on AI development, warning that the technology could pose an existential threat to humanity if left unchecked.

Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, and Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic, both emphasized the need for international collaboration to ensure that AI systems do not become too powerful to manage. They called on world leaders to establish safeguards that would prevent the concentration of AI power in the hands of a single company or nation.

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The discussion comes as concerns grow over the potential for AI to make life-and-death decisions without human oversight. The U.N. Security Council is considering how to regulate the rapid advancement of AI technologies, with some experts warning that the risks are already very real.

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