First published 10/4/2026, 9:10:15 PM · Last updated 10/4/2026, 9:10:15 PM

LIVE: OpenAI and Anthropic brief Security Council amid ‘real and imminent’ threat posed by runaway AI

OpenAI and Anthropic briefed the Security Council on AI’s benefits and risks. Yoshua Bengio warned that AI risks beyond human control pose a threat countries cannot contain alone.

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Why it matters

The briefing brought warnings about cross-border AI risks to the Security Council.

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