UN Security Council Debates AI Risks, Calls for Global Guardrails
Secretary-General António Guterres warned that AI poses grave risks to international peace and security and reiterated his call for a ban on lethal autonomous weapons.
A Call for International Governance
The United Nations Security Council held a high-level open debate on artificial intelligence on September 24, 2025, where global policymakers voiced urgent concerns that the technology's rapid development is outpacing essential safety and governance frameworks. UN Secretary-General António Guterres delivered a stark warning, stating that "humanity's fate cannot be left to an algorithm" and that AI must not be left to decide the future.
"AI is no longer a distant horizon – it is here, transforming daily life, the information space, and the global economy at breathtaking speed," Guterres said. He cautioned that without …
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