Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman testified at the UN Security Council.
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The Briefing with Jen PsakiSep 24, 2026
Multiple reliable sources, including Reuters and AP, report that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei both briefed or testified before the UN Security Council on September 23, 2026, with Amodei appearing by video link. The claim matches the post's wording, which refers to 'today' (September 24 posting, so September 23 meeting), and no source contradicts it.
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… leaders with those who are building the technology, and this is coming at a time when a lot of people are incredibly freaked out, in large part because of the warnings from people within these companies that went viral over the last couple of weeks. And today, the Anthropic CEO Dario Amodi was an Open sea and Open AI CEO Sam Altman both testified at the UN Security Council. Altman repeatedly reportedly said we could lose control of the future to AI. Amadei also called on nations to establish common standards for the entire world to ensure that AI won't be used to build biological weapons and other very dangerous things. …
The Briefing with Jen Psaki · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Supports. Reuters reports that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and Hugging Face co-founder Clément Delangue briefed the Security Council on September 23, 2026, with Amodei appearing via video link.[1]
Supports. AP reports that Altman addressed the Security Council and that Amodei spoke remotely during the Council's AI meeting on September 23, 2026.[2][4]
Supports. The official UN meeting record and UN press release list Sam Altman (OpenAI) and Dario Amodei (Anthropic) as briefers at the 10228th Security Council meeting on artificial intelligence.[5][6][7]
Supports. CNN and other outlets confirm both CEOs were among the speakers at the Security Council AI meeting on Wednesday, September 23, 2026.[3][8][9]
Context. Amodei spoke remotely by video link rather than in person, which is a detail of how he testified but does not contradict the claim that he testified.[1][4]
Sources
9 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 1 tier 2, 6 not rated
- 1Iran vows no surrender to US while Ukraine threatens painful winter ...reuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports, context
- 2Heads of AI firms tell UN Security Council ...apnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 3AI leaders Sam Altman and Dario Amodei address United Nations ...cnn.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 4AI leaders urge caution at UN, with Anthropic chief pledging to slow downfrance24.com · not rated · cited for: supports, context
- 5Artificial intelligence and international securitywebtv.un.org · not rated · cited for: supports
- 6transcripts.un.orgtranscripts.un.org · not rated · cited for: supports
- 7Ongoing Efforts to Create Powerful AI a 'Race Where ...press.un.org · not rated · cited for: supports
- 8Sam Altman, Dario Amodei urge UN Security Council to ...edition.cnn.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 9Heads of AI firms tell UN Security Council that it could be a risk to all humanitycdapress.com · not rated · cited for: supports
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