Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek is expected to brief the United Nations Security Council this week as diplomats put AI risks and international security on the agenda during the UN General Assembly in New York.

Reuters reported that DeepSeek is among the companies invited to make statements at a Wednesday Security Council meeting focused on the security implications of increasingly capable AI systems. OpenAI Chief Executive Sam Altman and senior representatives from Anthropic are also expected to participate.

Chinese AI firms enter global governance debate

DeepSeek’s participation is notable because Chinese AI developers have become more prominent in global model competition while remaining less visible in international discussions about frontier AI risks. Reuters said other Chinese AI firms, including Moonshot, have also been invited. DeepSeek founder Liang Wenfeng is not expected to attend, and plans could still change.

DeepSeek has continued expanding its model lineup this year, including DeepSeek V4 and V4.1-Flash.

US-China differences remain

The meeting comes amid wider disagreement over how quickly highly capable AI systems should be developed and governed. It is not expected to produce binding rules for AI companies, but it places leading developers directly into a forum normally focused on threats to international security.

For DeepSeek, the appearance would underline how quickly a Chinese model developer that emerged as a global challenger has become part of the international debate over AI governance.

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