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Leaders push for stronger AI safeguards at UN as Trump touts 'Super Intelligence'

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Ruiter, E. D. (2026, September 23). Leaders push for stronger AI safeguards at UN as Trump touts 'Super Intelligence'. Euronews. https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/23/leaders-push-for-stronger-ai-safeguards-at-un-as-trump-touts-super-intelligence

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Euronews · collected 2026-09-23 · by Emma De Ruiter

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At the UN General Assembly, world leaders are discussing the need for stronger safeguards on artificial intelligence after incidents where AI technology has fallen out of human control. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for more oversight and warned against life-and-death decisions being made by machines. In contrast, US President Donald Trump dismissed calls for regulation, proposing to use the term "Super Intelligence" instead, arguing that it better reflects the potential of AI while comparing concerns about its risks to those regarding climate change. Other nations like Britain are pushing for global standards and principles for AI safety, although major powers China and the United States have not endorsed these measures yet.
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As of September 2026, President Donald Trump told reporters that the U.S. is "hopefully toward the end" of its ongoing war with Iran, which began on February 28 and has lasted for seven months. Despite this hopeful statement, there are no clear timelines or significant de-escalation efforts in sight. The conflict continues to disrupt global oil supplies through the Strait of Hormuz, pushing up oil prices to over $108 per barrel. Additionally, Iran's foreign minister is under pressure from China and international concerns to reopen the strait and return to a previous interim peace deal with the U.S.

Meanwhile, tensions have escalated beyond Iran into Yemen, where Houthi rebels, aligned with Iran, pose significant threats near the Red Sea, complicating efforts at regional stability. The conflict has also drawn in other nations such as Saudi Arabia, which is offering extra crude oil through Oman to ease supply disruptions and stabilize oil prices.

At the United Nations General Assembly, Trump further alarmed global leaders by threatening to "annihilate" Iran if necessary, raising concerns about the potential for catastrophic outcomes involving nuclear weapons. This rhetoric contrasts sharply with past U.S. presidents who emphasized caution regarding such extreme measures. Despite these challenges, there is an urgent need for multilateral solutions and effective engagement through international bodies like the UN to address ongoing conflicts and crises around the world.

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Prime Minister Andy Burnham said Britain would launch an effort to establish global AI standards during its 2027 G20 presidency, while announcing an AI defence partnership with Washington to detect cyberattacks on critical infrastructure. "We will work towards agreeing a single set of global principles and standards to ensure the transparency and access we need to increase our preparedness and to ensure that AI development is safe," he said.
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🔮 UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres kicked off the parade of world leaders speaking at the General Assembly by calling for more oversight of AI, warning in vivid if not ominous terms of what could go wrong.

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AI has become a major topic at the UN General Assembly after incidents of the technology falling out of the control of humans and warnings by company insiders drew global alarm and calls for better government supervision of the industry. asserted
technology → become → industry
Visions for the future of AI are playing out at the United Nations as world leaders talk about the threat — or promise — of artificial intelligence. asserted
leaders → play → intelligence
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres kicked off the parade of world leaders speaking at the General Assembly by calling for more oversight of AI, warning in vivid if not ominous terms of what could go wrong. uncertain
what → kick → terms
“Let us resolve that life-and-death decisions must never be surrendered to machines. asserted
decisions → let → machines
Killer robots must have no place in our future,” Guterres said in his farewell address to world leaders. asserted
Guterres → have → leaders
He also warned about AI in his first General Assembly address a decade ago. asserted
He → warn → address
With Guterres saying the world needs to “advance the conditions for the responsible pacing of AI and the additional safeguards needed to address risks,” the UN Security Council on Wednesday will address how to place some kind of controls on the technology and it will feature some of the biggest names in the field. asserted
it → say → field
US President Donald Trump, meanwhile, stood by his firm opposition to regulating AI, while arguing the word "artificial" undersold the technology and voicing hope the rest of the world would adopt the new term. asserted
rest → stand → term
Super Intelligence "sounds much better" and "it's much more accurate," he said. asserted
he → sound → ?
also compared the warnings of AI safety advocates to warnings about climate change, whose human causes are affirmed by the overwhelming consensus of the scientific community. asserted
causes → compare → community
"The United States totally rejects any attempt to construct a globalist scheme to control... artificial intelligence," he said. asserted
he → reject → intelligence
"Every major new technology brings challenges, and superintelligence is no exception," he added. asserted
he → bring → challenges
"The very same people who said we'll all be dead in 12 years because of global warming... are now saying that AI is going to kill us all, that robots are going to attack us, and that everything is going to be a total disaster. asserted
everything → say → us
" Other nations call for safeguards Ahead of the UN assembly, leaders of more than 20 mostly European countries urged binding safety measures for advanced AI, warning that the technology's development could outpace the ability to control it. uncertain
development → call → it
AI superpowers China and the United States did not endorse the idea. asserted
China → endorse → idea
Prime Minister Andy Burnham said Britain would launch an effort to establish global AI standards during its 2027 G20 presidency, while announcing an AI defence partnership with Washington to detect cyberattacks on critical infrastructure. "We will work towards agreeing a single set of global principles and standards to ensure the transparency and access we need to increase our preparedness and to ensure that AI development is safe," he said. asserted
he → say → preparedness
He earlier revealed London plans to use Britain's role as host of the Group of 20 next year to push for a "single set of global principles and standards" around AI. asserted
London → reveal → AI
French President Emmanuel Macron proposed building AI technology independent from the great powers. asserted
Macron → propose → powers
"I don't want anyone to become the vassal of one of the great powers," Macron told the UN General Assembly, apparently in reference to China and the US. " asserted
Macron → want → China
Our investment capabilities must be pooled to build a cutting-edge open-source AI model, which we will share. asserted
we → pool → which
We should not depend on somebody else." The US-based AI giants themselves are increasingly asking for global coordination on AI safety, with OpenAI's Sam Altman set to address the UN Security Council on Wednesday. asserted
Altman → depend → Wednesday
France, which holds the Security Council presidency this month, initiated the meeting and believes AI's threat to international peace and security has not been sufficiently discussed at the UN. asserted
threat → hold → UN
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