The chief executives of two of the world’s leading artificial intelligence companies have called on the United Nations to set global terms for the technology, according to the BBC and CNBC. OpenAI’s Sam Altman and Anthropic’s Dario Amodei made the push amid growing debate over how AI risks should be managed internationally.

The appeal came after President Trump rebuffed what he described as a ‘globalist scheme’ to control AI, framing international coordination efforts as a threat rather than a safeguard. The contrast highlights a widening gap between some industry leaders seeking shared rules and political resistance to international oversight.

Altman has been among several tech executives arguing that AI companies should temper the pace of AI development in order to manage potential risks, according to CNBC. That position reflects a broader industry conversation about balancing rapid progress with safety considerations.

According to the BBC, Altman has called for risk evaluation standards, a view echoed by Amodei and by Hugging Face’s Clement Delangue. The alignment among these figures signals support within parts of the AI sector for common benchmarks to assess and address the technology’s risks.

The UN push places the question of AI governance on the international stage, where the interests of companies, governments and global bodies may not always align. With political leaders and industry executives taking differing stances, the path toward any shared framework remains uncertain.