King Charles will host senior AI executives in the UK this week for discussions on whether shared principles are needed to guide a technology that has prompted warnings about its potential threat to humanity.
The meeting will focus on how artificial intelligence can be developed for the benefit of society while upholding human dignity, and how it might contribute “to the flourishing of both people and the planet”, Buckingham Palace said.
Among those expected to attend are Nvidia founder and chief executive Jensen Huang, Google DeepMind founder and chairman Demis Hassabis, and representatives from OpenAI and Anthropic. UK Minister for Artificial Intelligence Kanishka Narayan and Paolo Benanti, an adviser to the Vatican on AI, will also be present.
The gathering comes as leading figures in the industry call for greater caution over the pace of progress. Anthropic chief executive Dario Amodei said on Saturday that companies must slow the development of AI models.
Concerns intensified after two Anthropic researchers warned that rapidly advancing technology could lead to the extinction of the human race in the not-too-distant future.
Anthropic, which is based in San Francisco, released a threat intelligence report last week describing how several actors had used its Claude AI models for activities including weapons development, cyber operations, surveillance and fraud.
Reaching a common international position may prove difficult. US President Donald Trump rejected calls for a slowdown on Sunday, while China’s Global Times said such efforts amounted to a “Cold War playbook” aimed at China.
UK approach to artificial intelligence
Charles has previously used his position, both as king and as Prince of Wales, to bring together leaders and experts to discuss major issues, particularly the environment.
The UK has favoured a light-touch approach to AI regulation, aligning more closely with the United States than the European Union. It is also described in the source material as the European leader in AI funding and start-ups.
The UK’s AI Security Institute was established after the AI Safety Summit in 2023. Under voluntary agreements with major AI companies, it receives access to models before their release, allowing it to assess their capabilities and risks and monitor developments in frontier AI.
