OpenAI and Anthropic CEOs push for AI cooperation at UN after Trump rebuffs 'globalist scheme' to control it
OpenAI and Anthropic CEOs pitch UN on AI governance. Trump calls it a 'globalist scheme.'
Why it matters
High-stakes policy and regulatory positioning: frontier labs are now operating in a fragmented geopolitical environment where AI governance is contested at the national and international level. This shapes how practitioners think about compliance, deployment, and corporate strategy.
The key facts
10 to knowOpenAI and Anthropic CEOs engaging UN on AI cooperation
Trump administration rebuffs international AI governance framework
Altman advocating for development pace restrictions to manage risks
Political tension between tech and government on AI control and oversight
Date: September 2026 — signals regulatory/policy momentum
OpenAI CEO Altman and Anthropic CEO Amodei advocating for AI cooperation at UN
Trump administration rebuffed international coordination as 'globalist scheme'
Altman has publicly argued for tempering AI development pace to manage risks
Date: September 2026 (future-dated; verify publication context)
Story frames AI governance as geopolitical, not technical
The story so far
Earlier coverage of this storyline
- Trump rejects ‘globalist scheme’ to control AI in blow to BurnhamFinancial Times Technology
- This story
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CNBC Technologycnbc.com
Publisher excerpt: Altman is one of several tech executives who's argued that AI companies should temper the pace of AI development in order to manage potential risks.