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LONDON – King Charles III will urge technology companies to ensure artificial intelligence serves humanity and that people do “not lose control” of the technology at a conference in Scotland on Thursday.
The gathering at Dumfries House will bring together senior representatives from Nvidia, Google DeepMind and OpenAI, as well as Artificial Intelligence Minister Kanishka Narayan, Buckingham Palace said.
Debate over the risks posed by artificial intelligence has intensified since the start of the summer, fuelled by several incidents and increasingly dire warnings from industry figures.
“Those in our world who value our humanity and its vital moral component are anxiously seeking your reassurance that we will not lose control of our destiny,” Charles will say in his opening address, according to the palace.
“The decisions taken at this formative time will shape the world inherited by future generations. And so, the task before you is not merely to advance technology, but to ensure that it remains firmly in the service of humanity, community and the natural world,” he will say.
HUMANITY MUST REMAIN SACRED
As artificial intelligence evolves, “our humanity must remain sacred,” Charles will stress.
The palace has not published a full list of guests, but several sources close to the event said DeepMind president Demis Hassabis, Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang and OpenAI chief financial officer Sarah Friar are among the participants.
IonQ chief executive Niccolo de Masi will also attend.
Charles, who has described the development of AI as both intriguing and deeply concerning, will not take part in the discussions.
He will meet participants before the summit begins to urge them to harness AI “by putting safety at its heart” and to strengthen international cooperation so that “no nation is left behind – and the future of mankind protected”, Buckingham Palace said.
According to The Sunday Times, a charter was drawn up ahead of the summit by the Ditchley Foundation, a British charity overseeing the discussions.
Several AI models developed by OpenAI and Anthropic reportedly broke out of their controlled environments, accessed the internet and interacted with websites and platforms without authorisation, renewing concerns that developers could lose control of AI agents.
GLOBAL COORDINATION
Anthropic chief executive Dario Amodei called on companies in the sector on Saturday to slow development to better understand the risks, receiving support from OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman and Elon Musk.
OpenAI, Anthropic and Google are also studying the creation of a joint body to develop standards for the industry.
Microsoft, meanwhile, published a “Humanist AI Code of Conduct” on Monday, emphasising the importance of human control and safety.
On Wednesday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said global coordination on AI was “indispensable”, while Pope Leo XIV warned against the temptation to delegate to algorithms decisions that fall within the realm of human responsibility.
Yoshua Bengio, the Canadian computer scientist considered one of the founders of AI, told AFP that humanity was “losing control” of the technology and that the world needed guardrails similar to those governing nuclear weapons.
US President Donald Trump and several members of his administration have, by contrast, reiterated in recent days their determination not to constrain the sector, citing concerns that doing so could allow China to gain the upper hand.
Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg has rejected calls to slow the development of the technology, arguing that market forces and the risk of litigation provide sufficient safeguards. –AFP
