OpenAI CEO Sam Altman to brief UN Security Council on AI safety next week OpenAI CEO Sam Altman will address an open UN Security Council meeting on Wednesday on artificial intelligence and international security during the UN General Assembly in New York. OpenAI Chief Executive Sam Altman will brief the United Nations Security Council next week during the annual gathering of world leaders in New York for the UN General Assembly, an OpenAI spokesperson said on Friday. The 15-member Security Council is due to meet on Wednesday on artificial intelligence and international security, just weeks after several AI industry leaders called for a coordinated slowdown of the development of the increasingly powerful technology, warning that it could soon improve on its own and slip beyond human control. Sam Altman will brief an open UN Security Council meeting in person next week, an OpenAI spokesperson told Reuters.His remarks are expected to focus on the steps OpenAI is taking to ensure AI is safe and benefits people globally, along with the need for international coordination and shared safety standards. The UN Security Council, which is charged with maintaining international peace and security, met for the first time on the risks of artificial intelligence in 2023.At that meeting China said the technology should not become a runaway horse, and the United States warned against its use to censor or repress people. Altman has been warning about the risks well before the current AI boom. In a 2015 essay titled Machine Intelligence, part 1, he said the development of superhuman machine intelligence is probably the greatest threat to the continued existence of humanity. The upcoming briefing also follows broader public debate about AI regulation.Major tech leaders have warned of the need to slow AI build, and experts have raised concerns about the technology's impact on the jobs market. The World Economic Forum has warned that AI risks wider gender inequality in jobs. The issue now sits alongside other global challenges on the Security Council agenda as governments seek shared safety standards.Prime Minister Carney is set to attend the UN General Assembly in New York next week, where the AI meeting will take place. The gathering brings together world leaders for a week of high-level diplomacy and discussions on international security. Eddie Yoon, co-founder of Category Pirates, joined BNN Bloomberg to discuss AI regulations as major tech leaders warn of the need to slow AI build.The report was published on September 18, 2026 at 4:30 p.m. EDT, with an update at 4:38 p.m. EDT. Reporting was by Michelle Nichols and Deepa Seetharaman, with editing by Franklin Paul.