# OpenAI — Sam Altman’s remarks at the United Nations Security Council

- Company: OpenAI (openai.com)
- Announced: 2026-09-23T12:00:00+00:00
- Category: safety-policy-update
- Coverage: 30 outlets
- Announcement: no
- Group: covered
- Source: https://openai.com/index/sam-altman-un-security-council-remarks
- Record: https://forck.live/items/13470-sam-altman-s-remarks-at-the-united-nations-security-council
- Subject: GPT / ChatGPT / API

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman addressed the United Nations Security Council on AI safety and governance, emphasizing the need to keep powerful AI systems under human control, avoid concentrating power in too few hands, and pursue international cooperation. He outlined principles for responsible AI development, including maintaining human agency in decision-making and ensuring alignment and monitorability as systems become more capable.

## Evidence

Verbatim from https://openai.com/index/sam-altman-un-security-council-remarks:

> We do not want to build systems—we think it's important that everyone avoids building systems—where we cannot make the alignment, monitorability, and safety guarantees that we must. We need to understand what these systems are doing and have strong evidence that they will do what people intend, even as they get very, very smart.

## Around this story

Outlets this record can name and link:

- Reuters: https://reuters.com/business/ai-leaders-brief-un-amid-warnings-technology-could-slip-beyond-human-control-2026-09-23
- Bloomberg: https://bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-23/altman-amodei-call-for-global-cooperation-on-ai-to-boost-safety
- CNBC: https://cnbc.com/2026/09/23/altman-amodei-un-ai-safety.html
- Wall Street Journal: https://wsj.com/livecoverage/stock-market-today-dow-sp-500-nasdaq-09-23-2026/card/ai-leaders-urge-cooperation-on-safety-in-front-of-u-n-security-council-bTIPq64ffmtuhQ5JtLzu
- The Guardian — OpenAI’s Altman and Anthropic’s Amodei address UN security council: https://theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/23/unga-sam-altman-dario-amodei
- Washington Post: https://washingtonpost.com/technology/2026/09/23/chatgpt-anthropic-execs-make-plea-global-ai-limits-united-nations
- AP News: https://apnews.com/article/ai-artificial-intelligence-un-security-council-64519ea66b38e2600026f4481ad7f211
- Fortune — Trump calls AI oversight a 'globalist scheme' as Amodei and Altman head to the UN to ask for it: https://fortune.com/2026/09/23/trump-un-ai-globalist-scheme-altman-amodei-security-council
- Gizmodo — Altman and Amodei Performed Their Stop-Us-From-Murdering-the-World Routine for the UN: https://gizmodo.com/altman-and-amodei-performed-their-stop-us-from-murdering-the-world-routine-for-the-un-2000816406
- The Economic Times — AI regulation: Heads of AI firms tell UN Security Council that it could be a risk to all humanity: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/heads-of-ai-firms-tell-un-security-council-that-it-could-be-a-risk-to-all-humanity/articleshow/134450452.cms
- Mint — Tech leaders to UN: For the sake of humanity, please control the AI technology we created | Mint: https://livemint.com/technology/tech-leaders-to-un-for-the-sake-of-humanity-please-control-the-ai-technology-we-created-11790205255103.html
- PYMNTS — Altman and Amodei Call for Global AI Guardrails at UN: https://pymnts.com/news/artificial-intelligence/2026/altman-and-amodei-call-for-global-ai-guardrails-at-un
- Implicator — Altman and Amodei Ask UN for Shared AI Safety Standards: https://implicator.ai/altman-amodei-un-ai-safety-standards
- International Business Times — OpenAI and Anthropic CEOs Warn UN of Losing Control Of AI, Call It a 'Risk To Humanity': https://ibtimes.com/openai-anthropic-ceos-warn-un-losing-control-ai-call-it-risk-humanity-3807825
- Business Standard: https://business-standard.com/technology/tech-news/for-humanity-s-sake-please-control-the-ai-we-created-tech-leaders-urge-un-126092400079_1.html
- Tech Times — OpenAI Agents Hacked Governments, Then Altman Warned UN It Could Get Worse: https://techtimes.com/articles/327999/20260924/openai-agents-hacked-governments-then-altman-warned-un-it-could-get-worse.htm
- Techstrong.ai — AI CEOs Warn UN Security Council of Humanity-Level Risks, Urge Global Standards Over Trump’s Objection: https://techstrong.ai/agentic-ai/ai-ceos-warn-un-security-council-of-humanity-level-risks-urge-global-standards-over-trumps-objection
- ZeroHedge News — Anthropic CEO (Again) Warns Poorly Managed AI Could Be 'Risk To Humanity': https://zerohedge.com/ai/anthropic-ceo-again-warns-poorly-managed-ai-could-be-risk-humanity
- NBC News — 'People must remain at the center of AI decision-making,' OpenAI CEO says: https://nbcnews.com/video/top-ai-chief-executives-on-risks-of-the-powerful-technology-270394949898
- CNN: http://cnn.com/2026/09/23/tech/altman-amodei-ai-safety-un-security-council
- CBS News — Tech leaders call for international cooperation to ensure safe AI development at U.N. meeting: https://cbsnews.com/video/tech-leaders-international-cooperation-ensure-safe-ai-development-un-meeting
- Aljazeera — OpenAI, Anthropic CEOs call for global AI regulation at UN: https://aljazeera.com/amp/news/2026/9/24/ai-corporate-leaders-tell-un-the-industry-needs-global-regulation
- Mercurynews — Tech leaders to UN: For the sake of humanity, please control the AI technology we created: https://mercurynews.com/2026/09/23/un-general-assembly-ai-risk
- Inc42 — OpenAI, Anthropic Leaders Warn UN Of AI Risks As Systems Grow More Powerful: https://inc42.com/buzz/openai-anthropic-leaders-warn-un-of-ai-risks-as-systems-grow-more-powerful
- San — AI rivals Altman, Amodei agree on one thing: The world needs rules for AI: https://san.com/cc/ai-rivals-altman-amodei-agree-on-one-thing-the-world-needs-rules-for-ai
- Forbes Middle East — AI’s Expanding Capabilities Raise New Questions Over Global Security: https://forbesmiddleeast.com/innovation/technology/ais-growing-power-puts-global-security-and-governance-under-pressure-un
- ABC News — OpenAI, Anthropic CEOs at UN call for global cooperation on AI: 'We are at a crossroads': https://abcnews.com/Politics/openai-anthropic-ceos-call-global-cooperation-ai-crossroads/story?id=136697471
- New Republic — Tech Bosses Warn U.N. AI Is “Risk to Humanity as a Whole”: https://newrepublic.com/post/215791/anthropic-openai-bosses-warn-un-ai-risk-humanity
- The Coin Republic: https://thecoinrepublic.com/2026/09/24/anthropic-openai-ceos-warn-ai-could-threaten-humanity-at-un
- UN Transcripts — Artificial intelligence and international security - Security Council, 10228th meeting: https://transcripts.un.org/en/sc/10228

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