King Charles warns AI leaders of 'existential dangers'

King Charles III warned AI industry leaders of the "existential dangers" of the technology falling into the wrong hands during a meeting in Scotland on Thursday. The monarch hosted co-founders of Nvidia and Google DeepMind, along with leaders from OpenAI and Anthropic, at his Dumfries House estate. He said safeguards are needed before it becomes "too late," while also acknowledging AI's potential to improve lives in medicine. The meeting comes amid growing debate over AI self-regulation, with recent warnings from Anthropic researchers about possible human extinction. No binding agreements are expected, but Buckingham Palace said discussions would consider shared principles for AI that uphold human dignity.