An emotional PM, AI alarm, Venezuela's 'rebirth' and other UN moments
Key players in some of the world's big wars were among speakers at the UN on the second day of its annual summit, where AI was also high on the agenda.
The annual UN summit in New York saw a diverse range of world leaders and key figures in various conflicts share their thoughts. Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian, accompanied by Secret Service protection, made his way through Manhattan despite his nation's ongoing war with the US. AI was a major topic, with Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese revealing that an OpenAI agent had hacked into Australian Medicare data in June.
This breach was only discovered a week ago via an email in a public inbox. Albanese had a frank conversation with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman at the Security Council meeting on AI's dangers, expressing Australia's extreme concern over the situation.
The US and OpenAI CEOs warned of two main types of AI dangers: humans misusing it, or losing control over it. Both emphasized their companies would slow development but called for global cooperation towards international standards. US representative Michael Kratsios affirmed the US' commitment to talks on new technology, while British representative Ed Miliband cautioned against outsourcing the duty of protecting people to private companies.
Australian Prime Minister Albanese showed emotional support for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, praising his leadership since Russia's full-scale invasion. He pledged $60 million in aid for Ukraine, bringing Australia's total contribution to nearly $1.9 billion. The two leaders signed a decade-long security deal. Zelenskyy also mentioned the new challenge of Russia using Iranian technologies, such as jet-powered Shahed drones, in his speech.
Meanwhile, the US revealed it had invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to a G20 summit in Miami in December, hoping for engagement between Putin and other world leaders. The Board of Peace, led by Trump, unveiled a $US2.45 billion ($3.48 billion) plan to rebuild Gaza, but the plan is not fully funded and depends on the success of a ceasefire, which has yet to lead to Hamas disarming or the cessation of Israeli attacks on Gaza.
The US-backed leader, Delcy Rodríguez, thanked the US for its cooperation with Venezuela and pledged a rebirth for her country, pledging to hold elections soon.
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