UN chief warns of AI dangers as leaders clash over regulation and safety

In a pre-assembly speech, UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned that unchecked AI growth poses escalating risks and demanded coordinated international regulation to shield populations. President Donald Trump responded by asserting that the United States possesses adequate AI controls and that alarmist narratives serve Chinese interests. Parallel developments include OpenAI’s collaboration with Anthropic and Google to address safety gaps, and a statement from German social courts noting a sharp rise in AI-drafted applications and lawsuits, which are inflating court workloads and often contain irrelevant or fabricated citations.

The article also highlighted calls from leading economists and former EU officials for a European AI strategy, and remarks from Anthropic’s Dario Amodei urging a slowdown in AI development. These converging viewpoints illustrate a growing global debate over how to balance innovation with risk mitigation.