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The planned Wednesday session would put developers’ views on AI risks before the U.N. body responsible for international peace and security, though the attendance lineup remains subject to change.
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The 15-member U.N. Security Council is preparing a Wednesday discussion that could put DeepSeek, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, and senior Anthropic representatives in front of diplomats focused on international security. DeepSeek founder Liang Wenfeng will not attend, and the speaker list remains subject to last-minute changes. Invitations to Moonshot and other Chinese AI companies widen the outreach, but their participation is unconfirmed.
DeepSeek is expected to brief the Council; its founder Liang Wenfeng is not planning to attend.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman plans to speak, while senior Anthropic representatives are expected.
Moonshot and other Chinese AI firms were invited, but attendance has not been established.
DeepSeek is expected to brief the U.N. Security Council on AI risks when the 15-member body meets Wednesday to discuss artificial intelligence and international security. The session would bring developers’ perspectives into a forum charged with maintaining international peace and security.
The planned roster is not final. Two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters that DeepSeek is expected to be among the companies briefing diplomats. OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman plans to speak, while diplomats expect senior Anthropic representatives. DeepSeek, Moonshot and other Chinese AI firms were invited to make statements; DeepSeek founder Liang Wenfeng does not plan to attend. The sources cautioned that plans could change at the last minute.
The Council’s mandate is to maintain international peace and security, and its agenda explicitly connects that responsibility to AI. DeepSeek’s expected role, alongside Altman’s planned briefing and anticipated Anthropic participation, gives diplomats a chance to hear directly from companies developing the technology under discussion. Invitations to Moonshot and other Chinese firms broaden the outreach, but do not establish that those companies will attend.
This is not the Council’s first encounter with AI risk. It first met on the subject in 2023, when China warned against allowing the technology to become a “runaway horse,” while the United States warned of its potential use for censorship or repression. Wednesday’s planned discussion returns AI to that security forum, now with companies expected to address diplomats directly.
The meeting does not show that the companies share a view of AI risks or a common response. Its near-term value is narrower: it creates a venue for the Council to weigh international-security concerns with input from developers, including an expected Chinese participant and planned or anticipated U.S. representation.
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