Altman and Amodei warn UN of AI control risks

Sep 23

Tagesschau reports warnings at the UN Security Council from OpenAI chief Sam Altman and Anthropic chief Dario Amodei. Altman warns against too much power in too few hands and describes a global crossroads; Amodei warns that AI may threaten humanity. The brief introduces concern about controlling autonomous systems and contrasts it with the superpowers' resistance to legal regulation. It announces no binding rules or agreement.

Tagesschau reports warnings at the UN Security Council from OpenAI chief Sam Altman and Anthropic chief Dario Amodei. Altman warns against too much power in too few hands and describes a global crossroads; Amodei warns that AI may threaten humanity. The brief introduces concern about controlling autonomous systems and contrasts it with the superpowers' resistance to legal regulation. It announces no binding rules or agreement. Kan adds an excerpt of Altman's September 23 warning that faster model progress makes both benefits and risks feel more immediate. It places the remarks between its Australian breach account and the continuing debate over regulation. This excerpt does not include Amodei or announce binding rules.