DeepSeek has been invited to brief the UN Security Council on AI risks, joining OpenAI and Anthropic in a session scheduled for Wednesday. The meeting comes amid intensifying global debate over the pace of AI development.
TL;DR
- DeepSeek, OpenAI, and Anthropic to address UN Security Council on AI risks during UN General Assembly
- Meeting follows calls for coordinated slowdown in AI development from Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and Elon Musk
- Chinese AI startups DeepSeek and Moonshot invited, but Chinese executives have largely avoided public discussion of AI risks
What happened
DeepSeek has been invited to brief the United Nations Security Council on the risks posed by artificial intelligence, according to Reuters. The session, scheduled for Wednesday, will also feature OpenAI and Anthropic, with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman planning to address the council. The 15-member council is convening during the UN General Assembly's annual session in New York.
DeepSeek and fellow Chinese AI startup Moonshot have been invited to make statements, though DeepSeek founder Liang Wenfeng is not expected to attend. Both companies did not respond to requests for comment, per Reuters.
Why it matters
The Security Council's meeting on AI risks follows a period of intensifying debate over the pace of AI development. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has called for a coordinated slowdown in frontier AI development, a position supported by Elon Musk. However, Meta's Mark Zuckerberg and Nvidia's Jensen Huang have argued against such a brake, stating it is unnecessary.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned of the dangers posed by the rapid advance of AI, putting him at odds with U.S. President Donald Trump, who believes current guardrails are adequate. Chinese state media has framed the push to slow AI development as a 'Cold War playbook' designed to lock in American technological supremacy and shut China out of international AI governance forums, according to Reuters.
Key facts
- DeepSeek, OpenAI, and Anthropic to brief UN Security Council on AI risks on Wednesday
- OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and senior Anthropic representatives expected to participate
- DeepSeek founder Liang Wenfeng not expected to attend
- DeepSeek and Moonshot invited to make statements, but did not respond to requests for comment
- UN Security Council first met on AI risks in 2023, with China and the U.S. raising concerns
- Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and Elon Musk support a coordinated slowdown in AI development
- Meta's Mark Zuckerberg and Nvidia's Jensen Huang argue against slowing AI development
- U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced further AI safety discussions between U.S. and Chinese officials
Context
The UN Security Council's meeting on AI risks comes at a time of heightened global debate over the pace and governance of AI development. While U.S.-based AI labs have publicly discussed the potential risks of powerful AI systems, Chinese AI executives have largely avoided such discussions.
The meeting also follows recent announcements of further AI safety discussions between U.S. and Chinese officials, ahead of a planned meeting between President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Washington later this week.
