Sam Altman at the UN Security Council: loss of control and power concentration are the two big AI risks

Sam Altman’s remarks at the United Nations Security Council

Sam Altman addressed the UN Security Council on September 23, framing AI risk in two buckets: losing human control over AI, and concentrating too much power in too few hands. He said OpenAI has unilaterally slowed down before and will do so again, rejecting the idea that competitive pressure forces rash decisions. He pushed back against any single actor claiming only they can be trusted with the most powerful models. The speech is a full transcript; it does not disclose new products or policy specifics.

Why it matters: Altman's UN Security Council remarks aren't a product launch, but he frames AI risk as two concrete threats—loss of control and concentration of power—and publicly states OpenAI has unilaterally slowed down before and rejects the 'only we can be trusted' argument. That's a dir...