OpenAI’s Sam Altman to brief UN Security Council next week

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman will address the UN Security Council on September 23 during the annual UN General Assembly meeting in New York. The briefing will focus on OpenAI's efforts to ensure artificial intelligence safety and promote international cooperation and shared standards. This comes after several AI leaders recently called for slowing development due to potential risks of autonomous technological advancement.
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Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, and Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic, along with Clément Delangue, co-founder of Hugging Face, will brief the UN Security Council on September 23 during the annual UN General Assembly in New York. This briefing comes amid growing concerns that advanced AI technologies could become uncontrollable and pose threats to international security. The meeting includes leading AI rivals such as the United States and China, highlighting the global debate over regulating AI development. French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot will chair the session. Altman plans to advocate for benchmarks to measure AI capabilities and ensure safety standards are met internationally.

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The UN Security Council, which is charged with maintaining international peace and security, met for the first time on the risks of artificial intelligence in 2023, when China said the technology should not become a “runaway horse” and the United States warned against its use to censor or repress people.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-18
🔮 UNITED NATIONS - OpenAI Chief Executive Sam Altman will brief the United Nations Security Council next week during the annual gathering of world leaders in New York for the UN General Assembly, an OpenAI spokesperson said on Sept 18.
2026-09-18 · The Straits Times
OpenAI’s Sam Altman to brief UN Security Council next week · assertive framing

Claims (8 extracted, 1 hedged)

OpenAI’s Sam Altman to brief UN Security Council next week asserted
Altman → brief → Council
UNITED NATIONS - OpenAI Chief Executive Sam Altman will brief the United Nations Security Council next week during the annual gathering of world leaders in New York for the UN General Assembly, an OpenAI spokesperson said on Sept 18. asserted
spokesperson → brief → Sept
The 15-member Security Council is due to meet on Sept 23 on artificial intelligence and international security, just weeks after several AI industry leaders called for a coordinated slowdown of the development of the increasingly powerful technology, warning that it could soon improve on its own and slip beyond human control. uncertain
it → meet → control
“Sam Altman will brief an open UN Security Council meeting in person next week,” an OpenAI spokesperson told Reuters. asserted
spokesperson → brief → Reuters
“His remarks are expected to focus on the steps OpenAI is taking to ensure AI is safe and benefits people globally, along with the need for international coordination and shared safety standards.” asserted
AI → expect → coordination
The UN Security Council, which is charged with maintaining international peace and security, met for the first time on the risks of artificial intelligence in 2023, when China said the technology should not become a “runaway horse” and the United States warned against its use to censor or repress people. asserted
States → charge → people
Altman has been warning about the risks well before the current AI boom. asserted
Altman → warn → boom
In a 2015 essay titled Machine Intelligence, part 1, he said the “development of superhuman machine intelligence is probably the greatest threat to the continued existence of humanity”. asserted
development → title → humanity
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