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OpenAI and Anthropic CEOs call for global AI standards at UN

First reported September 23, 2026 by Cointelegraph · covered by 7 sources

In short

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei addressed the United Nations about risks from advanced AI systems. They urged countries to cooperate on global standards, safeguards and risk evaluations. The leaders warned that humans could lose control of AI systems or that the systems could fall into the wrong hands.

AnthropicDario AmodeiOpenAISam AltmanUnited Nations Security CouncilOrganización de las Naciones Unidas

Written by our news service from the 7 sources below, updated September 24, 2026.

Timeline
  1. Sep 23, 03:33 UTC · Cointelegraph
    OpenAI, Anthropic to brief UN Security Council on AI risks: Reports ↗
  2. Sep 23, 20:56 UTC · CryptoBriefing
    OpenAI and Anthropic CEOs take AI safety warnings to the UN Security Council ↗
  3. Sep 23, 21:27 UTC · MarketWatch
    OpenAI and Anthropic’s CEOs just delivered this message to the U.N. as AI fears swirl ↗
  4. Sep 23, 22:23 UTC · BBC
    OpenAI and Anthropic bosses push UN for global terms on AI ↗
  5. Sep 23, 22:43 UTC · ABC News
    OpenAI, Anthropic CEOs at UN call for global AI cooperation: 'We are at a crossroads' ↗
  6. Sep 24, 01:28 UTC · Mobile Business
    AI leaders urge UN safeguards to maintain human control over advanced systems ↗
Tone of coverage

How the 4 sources covering this story frame each entity. One source, one vote.

Anthropic0 · 4 · 0
  • neutralABC News — “OpenAI, Anthropic CEOs at UN call for global AI cooperation” ↗
  • neutralMobile Business — “Anthropic, OpenAI chiefs tell UNSC that AI could be a risk to all humanity” ↗
  • neutralCryptoBriefing — “Anthropic CEOs take AI safety warnings to the UN Security Council” ↗
  • neutralCointelegraph — “Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman are expected to brief the UN Security Council” ↗
OpenAI0 · 4 · 0
  • neutralABC News — “OpenAI, Anthropic CEOs at UN call for global AI cooperation” ↗
  • neutralMobile Business — “Anthropic, OpenAI chiefs tell UNSC that AI could be a risk to all humanity” ↗
  • neutralCryptoBriefing — “OpenAI and Anthropic CEOs take AI safety warnings to the UN Security Council” ↗
  • neutralCointelegraph — “Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman are expected to brief the UN Security Council” ↗
United Nations Security Council0 · 2 · 0
  • neutralCryptoBriefing — “The UN's focus on AI safety highlights the urgent need for global cooperation to manage AI risks” ↗
  • neutralCointelegraph — “the UN Security Council as it examines AI risks and global security” ↗
Organización de las Naciones Unidas0 · 1 · 0
  • neutralMarketWatch — “asked United Nations members to work together on global AI standards” ↗

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AI leaders urge UN safeguards to maintain human control over advanced systems

AI leaders urge UN safeguards to maintain human control over advanced systems

New York: Leaders of major artificial intelligence companies urged the United Nations on Wednesday to establish safeguards for the rapidly advancing technology, warning of the risks of humans losing control over increasingly powerful AI systems. Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic, warned that poorly managed AI could pose a risk to humanity as a whole, while OpenAI CEO Sam Altman cautioned that humans could lose control of the future to artificial intelligence. Addressing the UN Security Council, the executives called for effective safeguards and international standards to ensure that increasingly capable AI systems remain under human control. They also warned against allowing the power of advanced AI to become concentrated in the hands of a single company or country. At the same time, Amodei and Altman highlighted AI's potential benefits. Altman said the technology should ultimately give individuals greater agency, including greater opportunities to learn, create, discover and participate. UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband told the Security Council that governments should heed the warnings from technology leaders, saying the responsibility for preventing potentially catastrophic consequences could not be left to AI companies alone.

AnthropicDario AmodeiEd Miliband
Sep 24, 2026 · byMobile Business
Anthropic, OpenAI chiefs tell UNSC that AI could be a risk to all humanity

Anthropic, OpenAI chiefs tell UNSC that AI could be a risk to all humanity

UNITED NATIONS : The heads of major artificial intelligence firms pleaded with the United Nations on Wednesday to set controls over the burgeoning technology they are designing in order to save the world - or, at least, its people. "If managed poorly, I even believe AI could be a risk to humanity as a whole,” said Dario Amodei, the chief executive officer of Anthropic. "We could lose control of the future to AI,” said his competitor, Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI. Both said the countries of the world, though the U.N. Security Council, where they testified Wednesday afternoon, have to set safeguards, which would be actual controls to prevent the technology from getting too powerful to rein in. They also called for the world to make sure that the power of AI isn’t concentrated in one company or country. For world leaders, one key question about AI is this: Who should control life-and-death decisions - human or machine? The United Nations Security Council on Wednesday huddled with top technology leaders to figure out if the increasing abilities and pervasiveness of artificial intelligence should be controlled and, if so, by who. Other lingering questions: How could it be done? When might it be just too late? The day before, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned of "killer robots." Experts and European leaders said that’s not hyperbole but something that’s already a reality or at least perilously close.

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AnthropicDario AmodeiOpenAI
Sep 24, 2026 · byMobile Business
'Risk to humanity': At UN, tech leaders urge caution in AI development

'Risk to humanity': At UN, tech leaders urge caution in AI development

The heads of major artificial intelligence firms pleaded with the United Nations on Wednesday to save the world or at least its people — by somehow regulating the fast-expanding technology that they have been designing. “If managed poorly, I even believe AI could be a risk to humanity as a whole,” said Dario Amodei, chief executive officer of Anthropic.

AnthropicDario Amodei
Sep 24, 2026 · byFrance 24