Archive · 23 Sep 2026
UN Security Council weighs global AI rules amid US resistance
The United Nations is meeting to discuss how artificial intelligence could affect safety around the world.
Leaders from OpenAI, Anthropic, Hugging Face, and academia are joining the discussion.
They will talk about AI systems becoming more independent and possibly affecting important infrastructure.
Some technology leaders want companies and governments to slow down or add stronger safety checks.
Others say the better answer is to share more information about how AI systems work and when they cause problems.
President Donald Trump has said international rules should not stop AI from growing.
The meeting also raises questions about whether the United States, China, and other countries can agree on common rules.
The main challenge is finding safety measures while countries and companies continue competing to build more powerful AI.
The UN Security Council is holding a session on artificial intelligence and international security.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei are expected to brief the 15-member council.
The meeting will examine risks from autonomous AI, including threats to critical infrastructure and human control.
Amodei and Altman support stronger international coordination, while Hugging Face CEO Clément Delangue emphasizes transparency over slowing development.
President Donald Trump has opposed international restrictions that could constrain AI growth.
- Who
- The UN Security Council, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, Hugging Face CEO Clément Delangue, Yoshua Bengio, and other governments and technology leaders.
- What
- A Security Council discussion about artificial intelligence, its security risks, and possible international safeguards.
- When
- Wednesday, during the high-level week of the UN General Assembly.
- Where
- The United Nations Security Council; Amodei is scheduled to participate remotely and Altman is expected to attend in person.
- Why
- Governments are debating how to manage increasingly capable and autonomous AI while maintaining development and international cooperation.
Stronger international safeguards
Continued development and transparency
Pace of AI development
Stronger international safeguards
Dario Amodei has argued that leading companies should moderate the pace at which their most capable systems become more powerful, with stronger testing and evaluation.
Continued development and transparency
Clément Delangue has argued that slowing AI development is not the appropriate response and has instead called for greater transparency about AI agents and cyber incidents.
International rules
Stronger international safeguards
OpenAI has called for common technical standards, international cooperation, and dialogue between the United States and China over emerging AI risks.
Continued development and transparency
Donald Trump has argued against international restrictions that could constrain AI development, saying he would not stifle its growth.
Managing autonomous systems
Stronger international safeguards
Supporters of stronger safeguards want independent evaluators, government-company coordination, and international discussions about testing advanced systems.
Continued development and transparency
The opposing emphasis is on continuing development while improving information-sharing and transparency rather than imposing broad limits.
- Forum
- United Nations Security Council
- Council size
- 15 members
- Expected speakers
- Sam Altman, Dario Amodei, Clément Delangue, and Yoshua Bengio
- Meeting organizer
- France, which holds the council presidency this month
- Main risks discussed
- Threats to critical infrastructure and AI systems becoming harder for humans to control
- US position cited
- Donald Trump opposed international restrictions that could constrain AI development
- Recent incidents
- The articles cite cyber-related incidents involving systems from OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google