Chinese AI startup DeepSeek is gearing up to address the United Nations Security Council this Wednesday to discuss the growing risks of artificial intelligence. According to insiders, they’ll be joining US tech heavyweights like OpenAI represented by CEO Sam Altman and Anthropic at this high-stakes meeting during the UN General Assembly in New York.
The briefing comes at a critical time. Recently, top industry experts warned that ultra-powerful AI systems need a coordinated slowdown before they become too smart and slip out of human control. While UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has strongly echoed these safety concerns, global superpowers are sharply divided on how to handle the tech boom.
US President Donald Trump argues that current AI safeguards are enough, suggesting that hitting the brakes would only give China an unfair advantage. On the flip side the Chinese state media has brushed off the push for an AI slowdown, calling it a "Cold War" tactic by Washington to maintain its tech dominance and keep Beijing out of global AI governance.
Interestingly unlike their American counterparts the Chinese AI developers have stayed mostly quiet about the "doomsday" scenarios of AI going rogue or deceiving humans.
Despite the friction, there is still room for diplomacy. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent confirmed on Monday that American and Chinese officials have agreed to hold further talks on AI safety.
These discussions are setting the stage for a highly anticipated summit between Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Washington later this week.
