Altman to Address Security Council Wednesday in First Briefing Dedicated to AI Risks

Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, will head to New York on September 23 to brief the UN Security Council on the risks of artificial intelligence, marking the first time the Council dedicates a formal session to this topic at this level.

This unprecedented step comes amid rising pressure on the international community to move toward regulated AI governance, following a wave of major tech releases that sparked widespread concerns among international security and policy experts.

Altman is expected to address the existential risks that long-term artificial general intelligence might entail, as well as immediate threats related to the military deployment of the technology, media disinformation, and economic disruption caused by rapid development.

If the meeting yields an international AI coordination mechanism under the UN umbrella, OpenAI's appearance before the Security Council could become a turning point in shaping binding global governance for the development of this technology.