AI Company Heads Warn UN Security Council of "Unstoppable" Threat to Humanity

Leaders of major artificial intelligence companies have warned the United Nations Security Council that smart systems are evolving autonomously at a rapid pace, posing an uncontrollable threat to all humanity. Officials emphasized that these systems are gaining increasing power and autonomy, potentially developing at a rate that surpasses the ability of human institutions to keep pace or intervene effectively. Sam Altman, CEO of "OpenAI," stated during a Security Council session dedicated to artificial intelligence, that these developments could occur so quickly that people would be unable to comprehend what is happening or take preventive action when necessary. Altman clarified that the risks become particularly significant with the impending emergence of systems capable of self-improvement and creating future versions of themselves, noting that the automation of the AI development process could sharply accelerate its pace. These warnings come amidst a rising global debate concerning the potential risks of unregulated artificial intelligence. In a related context, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, previously warned that advanced AI could pose an "existential threat to humanity," calling for clear international "red lines" to manage it. British-Canadian cognitive psychologist Geoffrey Hinton, a 2024 Nobel laureate in Physics and one of the pioneers of artificial intelligence, also stressed that losing control over AI that surpasses human genius could lead to "catastrophic consequences," even "human extinction." In a similar call, US Senator Bernie Sanders previously demanded a "temporary pause" in the development of advanced AI and a "ban on super-intelligent AI." Sanders emphasized that "when you're in a race to the edge of an abyss, you don't just ease up on the gas pedal, you step on the brakes."