LONDON – A commitment to protect humanity and to “not lose control of our destiny or our souls”: this is King Charles III’s request to technology companies developing increasingly sophisticated artificial intelligence models.
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Opening the AI experts summit he convened today at Dumfries House in Scotland, the seat of his Foundation, the King stated that “it is urgent to consider the existential risks” of artificial intelligence that could be “catastrophic” without proper controls.
“The development of AI is fascinating and deeply concerning in equal measure,” said King Charles III. “Our humanity must remain sacred,” and those involved in the sector must keep in mind that the decisions made today will impact future generations.
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The summit includes many key figures in the sector, including Jensen Huang, president and CEO of Nvidia, Sir Demis Hassabis, co-founder of Google DeepMind, Kanishka Narayan, undersecretary responsible for AI, Sarah Friar, Chief Financial Officer of OpenAI, and representatives from Anthropic. Meta is notably absent.
Present as a special envoy of Pope Leo is also Father Paolo Benanti. There is a close alignment of views between the Vatican and Buckingham Palace on the matter, and King Charles greatly appreciated Magnifica Humanitas, the recent encyclical of the Pope which emphasized the need to slow down and control the advance of artificial intelligence, which according to the Pontiff must be used for the common good and not to enrich a small number of people.
