King Charles warns AI leaders of existential risks at UK summit
Britain's King Charles hosted an AI summit with leaders from NVIDIA, Google DeepMind, OpenAI, and Anthropic, warning of existential risks from misuse of the technology. He urged sufficient controls before it is too late. NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang called safety the top priority, advocating for open models to ensure broad access. Google DeepMind's Demis Hassabis said AGI could arrive within years with impacts ten times the Industrial Revolution, noting failure risks are not zero. OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar stressed that no single company or government can address safety challenges alone. The summit included about 30 executives, policymakers, and researchers, with King Charles meeting several attendees individually.