Tech chiefs warn UN: AI could threaten humanity without global guardrails

On Wednesday, September 24, 2026, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman told the UN Security Council that artificial intelligence could become a risk to humanity if not properly managed. Amodei said poor management of AI might endanger humanity as a whole, while Altman urged complementary national and international frontier AI standards, warning that humanity could lose control of the future to AI. He proposed standards for measuring AI capabilities, assessing risks, checking safeguard sufficiency, and preserving meaningful human oversight as systems grow more autonomous. British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband echoed the warning, saying governments must not abdicate their responsibility to citizens or private firms, noting that AI founders are right to sound the alarm.

For Nigerians, this matters because AI adoption is accelerating across sectors—from finance and agriculture to health and education—yet local regulations remain nascent. Global standards shaped at the UN will influence how Nigeria governs AI, affecting everything from data privacy to job markets and innovation opportunities. Without proper guardrails, risks such as biased algorithms, deepfake misuse, and autonomous weaponization could disproportionately impact developing nations.

What should you know or do? Stay informed about Nigeria’s emerging AI policy debates, consider how AI tools might affect your work or business, and support calls for transparent, inclusive AI development that safeguards public interest.

SOURCE: https://dailypost.ng/2026/09/24/tech-leaders-warn-un-of-ais-risk-to-humanity/