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AI leaders to brief UN amid warnings the technology could slip beyond human control

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AI executives from OpenAI, Anthropic, and Hugging Face are scheduled to brief the UN Security Council on September 23 about the risks posed by advanced artificial intelligence technologies that may become uncontrollable. The briefing aims to address concerns over potential international security threats as AI improves itself beyond human oversight. French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot will chair the meeting, which includes discussions on setting benchmarks for AI development and establishing a notification system for national security incidents involving AI.
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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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TRUMP WANTS TO ENCOURAGE AI, NOT REIN IT IN Trump told world leaders at the UN General Assembly on Tuesday that he "rejects any attempt to construct a globalist scheme to control" AI, describing the technology as amazing, but noted that the US would be careful. "We're leading now over China by a lot, and everyone else, and we're going to keep it that way," Trump said.
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AI leaders to brief UN amid warnings the technology could slip beyond human control uncertain
technology → brief → control
Executives from OpenAI, Anthropic and Hugging Face will brief the UN Security Council on Wednesday amid warnings increasingly powerful AI technologies could soon improve themselves, slip beyond human control and threaten international security. uncertain
technologies → brief → security
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and Hugging Face co-founder Clément Delangue are due to brief the 15-member council during the annual General Assembly gathering of world leaders at the United Nations. asserted
Altman → brief → Nations
Altman plans to urge world leaders to adopt benchmarks for measuring AI capabilities and assessing the safeguards companies put in place as they develop the technology, an OpenAI executive told reporters on Tuesday. asserted
executive → plan → Tuesday
Council members, including leading AI rivals the United States and China, are also set to speak. asserted
members → include → rivals
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot will chair the meeting. asserted
Barrot → chair → meeting
A European diplomat, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the main objective of the meeting was to shine a light on the practical risks of AI losing control in ways that affect international security and the security of individual states. asserted
that → speak → states
"These are issues that fall squarely within the Security Council's mandate," the diplomat said. asserted
diplomat → fall → mandate
"The key question is whether we could one day face a situation where algorithms interacting with each other trigger a war. uncertain
algorithms → face → war
Ahead of a meeting between US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Washington on Thursday, the US and China have discussed setting up a notification system for common goals and common threats that would cover AI-related incidents that rise to a national security level. asserted
that → discuss → level
TRUMP WANTS TO ENCOURAGE AI, NOT REIN IT IN Trump told world leaders at the UN General Assembly on Tuesday that he "rejects any attempt to construct a globalist scheme to control" AI, describing the technology as amazing, but noted that the US would be careful. "We're leading now over China by a lot, and everyone else, and we're going to keep it that way," Trump said. asserted
Trump → want → it
"I'm not going to stifle growth of something that will be bigger than the Industrial Revolution. asserted
that → go → Revolution
"We're going to encourage it, not rein it in. asserted
We → go → it
We're going to watch it closely through the Department of Justice," he said. asserted
he → go → Justice
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that rapidly advancing artificial intelligence poses risks that cannot be ignored, putting him at odds with Trump. asserted
that → warn → Trump
Guterres has long pushed for global governance of AI and in 2023 created a 39-member advisory body for one year, with members including tech company executives, government officials and academics from countries such as the US, Russia and Japan. asserted
members → push → US
The 193-member UN General Assembly then created the Independent International Scientific Panel last year. asserted
Assembly → create → Panel
Yoshua Bengio, a Canadian considered one of the "Godfathers of AI" and co-chair of the panel, will also brief the Security Council. asserted
Bengio → consider → Council
The Security Council met for the first time on the risks of AI 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 → meet → people
Then-US Secretary of State Antony Blinken chaired a Security Council meeting on AI in 2024. asserted
Blinken → chair → 2024
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