- UN human rights chief Volker Türk has urged nations and tech companies to urgently regulate advanced AI models, warning of existential risks to humanity.
- Concerns heightened following warnings from Anthropic researchers about potential human extinction, prompting chief executive Dario Amodei to advocate slowing AI development.
- US President Donald Trump dismissed calls for AI guardrails as a sick conspiracy that benefits China, claiming existing powers and strong leadership are sufficient.
- China cautioned against AI threat narratives and malicious competition, whilst maintaining that AI systems must always remain under human control.
- The UN Security Council is reportedly set to hold a meeting next week to address the risks posed by artificial intelligence.
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