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OpenAI, Anthropic and Hugging Face CEOs warn UN of existential AI risk
Sam Altman, Dario Amodei and Clément Delangue urged the UN to set controls on AI during a Security Council meeting.
By Felo News Desk · Published
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and Hugging Face co‑founder Clément Delangue addressed the United Nations Security Council on 23 September, warning that fast‑moving AI models could soon self‑improve, evade oversight and pose a risk to humanity.
Altman said, “We could lose control of the future to AI,” while Amodei added, “If managed poorly, I even believe that AI could be a risk to humanity as a whole.” Delangue echoed the concern, urging international cooperation.
The trio called for democratic processes and government involvement in AI governance, noting that decisions cannot rest solely with labs in San Francisco. French Foreign Minister Jean‑Noël Barrot presided over the session.
Canadian AI pioneer Yoshua Bengio, co‑chair of the UN‑created Independent International Scientific Panel, told the council the dangers are “real and imminent.”
In a separate statement at the UN General Assembly, former US President Donald Trump rejected a global scheme to control AI, describing the technology as “extraordinary” but urging caution.
Key facts
- OpenAI, Anthropic and Hugging Face CEOs warned the UN Security Council that AI could become an existential risk. (independent.co.uk)
- Sam Altman said AI could cause humanity to lose control of the future. (independent.co.uk)
- Dario Amodei warned AI could be a risk to humanity if managed poorly. (independent.co.uk)
- Yoshua Bengio described AI dangers as real and imminent. (independent.co.uk)
Sources
- [1] independent.co.uk — originally reported as “AI execs issue grave new warning to UN about ‘risk to humanity as a whole’”
