Sam Altman tells UN Security Council OpenAI will slow down

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei briefed the UN Security Council in New York during General Assembly week. Addressing artificial intelligence and international security, Altman advocated for national and international standards for frontier AI. He emphasized that no level of catastrophic risk from AI is acceptable, calling for a slowdown in development. The session, convened by France, focused on managing risks associated with advanced AI systems to ensure global safety and security.