OpenAI and Anthropic call for AI coordination at UN as Trump rejects controls

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OpenAI, Anthropic urge AI coordination at UN

Highlights

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei urge the UN Security Council to coordinate international AI risk management, supporting a slower development approach.
Donald Trump rejects international controls on AI at the UN General Assembly, emphasizing U.S. support for rapid AI advancement over global safeguards.
The policy divide between major AI developers and the White House introduces uncertainty around potential IPO timelines for OpenAI and Anthropic, both under increased safety scrutiny.

UN debate sharpens over AI governance

As reported by CNBC, OpenAI Chief Executive Sam Altman and Anthropic Chief Executive Dario Amodei address the United Nations Security Council and call for international coordination to manage risks tied to artificial intelligence.

Altman says rival countries have at times worked together when powerful new technologies create shared stakes, adding that AI should be treated as one of those moments. Amodei joins the appeal after publishing a proposal earlier this month to slow the pace of AI development, and Altman publicly backs that position despite the companies' competitive relationship.

Their interventions come amid growing scrutiny of safety practices at both companies after industry researchers warn that increasingly capable models could cause catastrophic harm. The comments also reinforce a broader argument from several technology executives that AI developers should temper the speed of progress to better control potential risks.

Policy divide carries business implications

Trump addresses the United Nations General Assembly one day earlier and criticizes what he calls a globalist scheme to control AI, saying the U.S. will continue to encourage the technology's progress rather than restrain it.

He says he is not going to stifle growth in a field he views as larger than the industrial revolution. That contrast leaves a clear policy divide between some leading AI companies seeking coordination on safeguards and a White House message favoring rapid expansion.

The stance taken by OpenAI and Anthropic also raises questions about what a slowdown would mean in practice as both companies gear up for IPOs that are widely expected to be major market events. Neither company has officially disclosed when it plans to list.

In our earlier article on congressional scrutiny of alleged foreign influence campaigns targeting U.S. data center development, we explained how House committee leaders asked Treasury and the IRS to investigate whether certain nonprofits tied to Chinese interests were abusing tax-exempt status to obstruct AI-related infrastructure investment. The report detailed subpoenas and claims that coordinated local opposition helped drive moratoria, bans, and canceled projects—moves lawmakers argue could weaken U.S. AI capacity and competitiveness.

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