DeepSeek is among the companies invited to brief the United Nations Security Council this week on the risks posed by artificial intelligence, according to two sources familiar with the matter cited by Reuters, in a dispatch carried by The Straits Times.

The 15-member council meets on Wednesday, 23 September 2026, to discuss AI and international security. The meeting is convened by France, which holds the council presidency this month, and will include OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman as well as senior Anthropic representatives, according to The Next Web. DeepSeek and other Chinese companies, including Moonshot, have been invited to make statements; DeepSeek founder Liang Wenfeng does not plan to attend, and the plan could still change. The Security Council first discussed the risks of AI in 2023, when China warned the technology should not become a “runaway horse”. UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned last week that rapidly advancing AI poses risks that cannot be ignored, a position at odds with US President Donald Trump, who argues existing safeguards are sufficient. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Monday, 21 September 2026, that the two countries agreed to hold further talks on AI safety, ahead of Trump’s meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping expected this week in Washington.