King Charles warns of AI risks at Ayrshire summit with tech leaders
King Charles warned AI executives of the "existential dangers" of the technology falling into the wrong hands at a summit he convened in Ayrshire, Scotland, with leaders from Nvidia, OpenAI, and Anthropic. The King told attendees that creators increasingly warn AI risks developing "darker capacities," urging them to ensure the technology serves humanity. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang called safety "paramount," while DeepMind co-founder Sir Demis Hassabis said artificial general intelligence was "a few short years away." The summit aimed to develop shared principles for AI's future application. It follows recent industry warnings about extinction risks, though sceptics argue such focus distracts from immediate concerns like environmental impact.