UN Security Council convenes to address artificial intelligence risks

The UN Security Council has placed the issue of artificial intelligence and its associated safety challenges on its agenda in a special session. This marks the first time the Council has focused exclusively on the risks posed by AI systems. The session features briefings from leaders of major tech companies, including OpenAI, Anthropic, and Hugging Face, who are addressing questions from member state ambassadors. The core of the discussion centers on the potential consequences for the world if human control is lost over systems designed to outthink human intelligence. Amid mounting global concerns regarding the governance of this technology, the meeting is viewed as a milestone in international diplomacy aimed at establishing AI guardrails.