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Anthropic and OpenAI bosses to address the UN

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Rao, P. (2026, September 23). Anthropic and OpenAI bosses to address the UN. Semafor. https://www.semafor.com/article/09/23/2026/anthropic-and-openai-bosses-to-address-the-un

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Semafor · collected 2026-09-23 · by Prashant Rao

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The CEOs of Anthropic and OpenAI will brief the UN Security Council on the day's agenda, discussing the need for slowing down AI development amid conflicting interests among superpowers like Washington and Beijing. The Global South has a more optimistic view of AI compared to Western nations, according to recent research by Gallup and comments from a Google executive to Semafor. Meanwhile, the UK aims to prioritize AI safety during its G20 presidency.
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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 Global South is “more optimistic” about AI than the West, a Google executive told Semafor, while new research from Gallup showcased an emerging gulf between people in different nations in perceptions of whether AI would help or hurt their countries.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-23
🔮 The heads of Anthropic and OpenAI will brief the UN Security Council today, as their calls for a slowdown in development compete with the interests of superpowers more concerned with winning the AI race.
2026-09-23 · Semafor
Anthropic and OpenAI bosses to address the UN · assertive framing

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The heads of Anthropic and OpenAI will brief the UN Security Council today, as their calls for a slowdown in development compete with the interests of superpowers more concerned with winning the AI race. asserted
calls → brief → race
Though analysts say Washington and Beijing are unlikely to reach any wide-ranging pact to constrain the technology in talks, other countries are nevertheless trying to push forward: The UK plans to focus its G20 presidency on AI safety. asserted
UK → say → safety
The issue has divided the world. asserted
issue → divide → world
The Global South is “more optimistic” about AI than the West, a Google executive told Semafor, while new research from Gallup showcased an emerging gulf between people in different nations in perceptions of whether AI would help or hurt their countries. asserted
AI → tell → countries
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