Protesters during a "Stop the AI Race" demonstration calling for a slowdown in the development of advanced artificial intelligence systems in San Francisco, California, on September 17, 2026. The world's biggest AI companies are working on creating a standards body, ChatGPT-maker OpenAI said on September 15, as fears rise about the dangers of AI and pressure is on to create a safer version of the technology. US President Donald Trump has dismissed warnings about the risks of AI as "hoaxes." (Photo by Karl Mondon / AFP via Getty Images)

Iranian female students compete in a robotics challenge during the RoboCup IranOpen event at Tehran's Mosallah Mosque on September 17, 2026. (Photo by AFP via Getty Images)

Iranian students attend the RoboCup IranOpen event at Tehran's Mosallah Mosque on September 17, 2026. (Photo by AFP via Getty Images)

Iranian students pose with their robot during the RoboCup IranOpen event at Tehran's Mosallah Mosque on September 17, 2026. (Photo by AFP via Getty Images)

Iranian students take part in the RoboCup IranOpen event at Tehran's Mosallah Mosque on September 17, 2026. (Photo by AFP via Getty Images)

Iranian students work on their robot during the RoboCup IranOpen event at Tehran's Mosallah Mosque on September 17, 2026. (Photo by AFP via Getty Images)

Robots built by Iranian students sit on a table during the RoboCup IranOpen event at Tehran's Mosallah Mosque on September 17, 2026. (Photo by AFP via Getty Images)

Iranian students take part in the RoboCup IranOpen event at Tehran's Mosallah Mosque on September 17, 2026. (Photo by AFP via Getty Images)