DeepSeek Plans UN Security Council AI Risks Briefing

The 15-member UN Security Council meets Wednesday, September 23, to hear briefings on AI and international security from DeepSeek, OpenAI, Anthropic and Moonshot AI. France, holding the September presidency, convened the session during General Assembly high-level week. Its concept note frames malicious uses of AI and the risk of losing control of systems. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is expected to take part. DeepSeek founder Liang Wenfeng is not expected to attend. The Council first formally debated AI in July 2023, when China called AI a "double-edged sword." US and Chinese officials, meeting ahead of a Trump-Xi session in Washington later this week, agreed to an AI dialogue and an "incident line," with another meeting expected in Shenzhen in about two months, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said. OpenAI on Monday called for the US to lead global technical standards for frontier AI. UN Secretary-General António Guterres has warned world leaders about AI dangers. Chinese state media characterized AI slowdown calls as a "Cold War playbook." CONTESTED: No factual dispute appears in the record on the date, invitees or France's framing; guest-list details are single-sourced. DeepSeek's speaker and final attendance remain open.