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    Sam Altman, chief executive of OpenAI, is scheduled to brief the United Nations Security Council next week on artificial intelligence, according to Reuters. The session would place the head of one of the world's leading AI companies directly before the body charged with international peace and security, as governments weigh how to regulate advanced AI. Details of the briefing's agenda and who requested it were not immediately available.

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    Lawmakers in Washington are facing renewed pressure to act on artificial intelligence safety, as concern grows over the risks posed by rapidly advancing AI systems. Bloomberg reports that Congress is being pressed to clarify its position on regulation, with debates intensifying over how to balance innovation against potential harms. The issue continues to divide policymakers and industry leaders alike.

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    Bill Gates joins calls for AI safeguards and legislation●Bill Gates joins calls for AI safeguards, including legislation✉newsTechnologyAI11 h ago

    Bill Gates has added his voice to growing calls for safeguards on artificial intelligence, including new legislation to govern the technology. The move puts the Microsoft co-founder alongside other prominent tech figures urging governments to set rules as AI tools spread rapidly. The intervention adds weight to the debate over how regulators should balance innovation with risks from powerful AI systems.

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    Trump Hosts Anthropic CEO, Rejects Slowing AI Race With China●Trump Hosts Anthropic’s Dario Amodei, Rejects Calls to Slow the AI Race With China✉newsTechnology1 h ago

    President Donald Trump met with Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei at the White House and rejected calls to slow the AI race with China. The meeting signals the administration's intent to keep the United States accelerating in artificial intelligence rather than pausing development for safety coordination with Beijing, a stance that divides AI industry leaders and safety advocates.

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    Trump says he will dine with Anthropic CEO amid AI debate●Trump said he would dine with Anthropic CEO amid mounting AI debate✉newsTechnologyAI1 h ago

    Donald Trump said he would have dinner with Anthropic's chief executive as the debate over artificial intelligence intensifies in Washington and beyond. The planned meeting draws attention to the growing contact between AI industry leaders and political figures, with observers watching for signals about how policy on AI regulation and development may shift.

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    Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei to dine with Trump at White House●Scoop: Anthropic's Dario Amodei to have White House dinner with Trump✉newsWorldUS Politics36 min ago

    Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei is set to attend a White House dinner with President Trump, according to an Axios scoop. The meeting would bring together one of the leading figures in artificial intelligence with the US administration, drawing attention to the growing political significance of the AI industry and its leaders' engagement with Washington.

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    A renewed debate is under way over whether artificial intelligence poses an existential threat to humanity. Commentators are weighing warnings from researchers and industry leaders about advanced AI systems against arguments that such fears are exaggerated, as AI tools spread rapidly into everyday life and governments consider how or whether to regulate the technology.

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    Trump says he doesn't worry about AI going rogue●Trump on AI going rogue: 'I don't worry about it'✉newsWorld6 h ago

    Donald Trump has said he does not worry about artificial intelligence turning against people, dismissing concerns that AI could 'go rogue'. His comments came as governments and industry leaders continue to debate the risks of rapidly advancing AI systems. Reactions are likely to be divided between those who see the remarks as cavalier and supporters who view them as typical confidence in American innovation.

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    Bill Gates lays out agenda for managing AI now▼On GPS: Bill Gates on what to do about AI right now✉newsTechnologyAI6 h ago

    Bill Gates appeared on CNN's Fareed Zakaria GPS to discuss what should be done about artificial intelligence right now. He set out his view on how governments and the tech industry should respond to the rapid rise of AI, adding his voice to the growing debate among business leaders and policymakers over regulation, safety and the technology's economic impact.

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    Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei to Dine With Trump at White House●Dario Amodei of Anthropic to Dine With Trump at White House https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/us/politics/trump-amodei-MmastodonTechnologyAI48 h ago

    Dario Amodei, chief executive of the AI company Anthropic, is set to have dinner with President Trump at the White House, according to a New York Times report. The meeting highlights the growing closeness between leading artificial intelligence executives and the Trump administration, and is drawing attention from observers watching how AI policy and regulation may unfold in Washington.

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    China's AI sector shifts from catch-up to commercialization●China's AI sector is shifting from catch-up to commercialization. Source: DigiTimes Asia https://www. digitimes.com/newsMmastodonTechnologySemiconductors1just now

    DigiTimes Asia reports that China's artificial intelligence industry is moving past its earlier phase of catching up with global leaders and is now focused on turning AI technology into commercial products and revenue. The shift is tied to domestic semiconductor efforts, including CXMT's memory chip development and hardware packaging advances, which give Chinese firms a broader homegrown supply chain for AI hardware.

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    Democracy blindsides Silicon Valley's AI power players●Democracy blindsides Silicon Valley’s power players looking to transform the world with AIMmastodonTechnologyAI3016 h ago

    The Guardian reports that Silicon Valley leaders hoping to reshape the world with artificial intelligence are being caught off guard by democratic pushback, particularly grassroots opposition to new datacenters. The piece argues that resistance to datacenter construction reflects broader frustration among people who feel excluded from decisions shaping their lives, as communities seek a voice over how AI infrastructure and its environmental costs are imposed locally.

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    Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei reportedly dining privately with Trump▼Dario Amodei Is Reportedly Having One of Those Cursed One-on-One Dinners With Trump https://gizmodo.com/dario-amodei-is-MmastodonBusiness49 h ago

    Dario Amodei, chief executive of AI company Anthropic, is reported to be having a one-on-one dinner with Donald Trump. The meeting, framed by Gizmodo as one of the tech industry's awkward private dinners with the president, is drawing attention because Anthropic has positioned itself as a safety-focused AI lab, raising questions about what the two discussed and what it signals about Silicon Valley's growing closeness to the White House.

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    Anthropic CEO calls for stronger regulation of AI●Exclusive: Anthropic CEO calls for stronger regulation of AI✉newsTechnologyAI23 h ago

    Dario Amadei, chief executive of AI company Anthropic, is calling for stronger government regulation of artificial intelligence, according to an exclusive interview with ABC News. The appeal from a leading AI developer adds to a growing debate over how quickly governments should move to impose rules on advanced AI systems, and it is drawing attention across the tech industry and policy circles.

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    Jensen Huang says AI doom warnings have ulterior motives●Jensen Huang: Those warning on AI apocalypse "have ulterior reasons"YhnWar1216 h ago

    Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says those warning of an AI apocalypse 'have ulterior reasons', dismissing existential-risk claims from prominent figures in tech. The remarks add fuel to the ongoing split between AI executives warning of catastrophic danger and industry leaders who argue such warnings serve business or political interests.

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    Silicon Valley's AI ambitions collide with democratic pushback▼Democracy blindsides Silicon Valley’s power players looking to transform the world with AI✉newsTechnologyAI16 h ago

    The Guardian reports that Silicon Valley's leading AI figures, who aim to transform society through artificial intelligence, are being caught off guard by democratic forces. The piece suggests the industry's power players failed to anticipate public and political resistance to their sweeping plans. It frames a growing tension between technologists' ambitions and the accountability that democratic institutions demand.

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    Europe must embrace AI optimism, start-up chief warns●Europe must embrace AI optimism or fall behind, says start-up chief✉newsBusinessStartups9 h ago

    A start-up leader has warned that Europe risks falling behind in artificial intelligence unless it adopts a more optimistic approach to the technology. The comments add to ongoing debate over whether Europe's regulatory caution is holding back its AI and start-up sectors compared with the United States and China.

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    Saturday Night Live spoofs Dario Amodei's AI warnings●'Saturday Night Live' spoofs Dario Amodei’s AI warnings on Weekend Update✉newsTechnologyAI6 h ago

    Saturday Night Live's Weekend Update segment aired a spoof of Dario Amodei, the Anthropic chief executive known for stark public warnings about the risks of artificial intelligence. The sketch played on his doomsaying reputation for laughs, landing amid a wider wave of satire and scrutiny of prominent AI industry figures and their conflicting messages about the technology's dangers.

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    EY executive says AI's biggest paradox lies in what it cannot do▼EY Global Vice Chair: AI’s biggest paradox comes down to what AI can’t do✉newsTechnologyAI20 h ago

    A Global Vice Chair at EY argues in Fortune that the biggest paradox of artificial intelligence comes down to what AI still cannot do. The executive's point underscores the gap between the technology's rapid adoption and its lasting limits, a tension companies are grappling with as they reshape work around AI tools.