King Charles III is set to urge some of the world’s leading artificial intelligence executives to ensure the rapidly developing technology remains focused on serving people. Furthermore, he will also urge them to prevent the technology from undermining human control.
According to Reuters, the British monarch will host executives from Nvidia, Google DeepMind, OpenAI and Anthropic at Dumfries House in Scotland. This event will take place on Thursday.
The meeting comes amid growing debate over the potential dangers of increasingly powerful AI systems. In addition, there is a debate about whether technology companies should voluntarily slow development.
“The decisions taken at this formative time will shape the world inherited by future generations,” Charles is expected to tell attendees.
AI leaders gather in Scotland
The King is also expected to stress that technological progress should not come at the expense of human dignity. Furthermore, it should not come at the expense of communities or the environment.
“The task before you is not merely to advance technology, but to ensure that it remains firmly in the service of humanity,” he will say.
Those expected at the meeting include Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang and Google DeepMind founder Demis Hassabis. OpenAI chief financial officer Sarah Friar will also attend.
UK Artificial Intelligence Minister Kanishka Narayan and Vatican adviser Paolo Benanti are also expected to participate.
The talks come after researchers and technology executives raised fresh concerns about advanced AI systems. Specifically, they are concerned about these systems potentially becoming difficult for humans to control.
Anthropic chief executive Dario Amodei has been among those calling for the pace of AI development to slow.
Although the Scottish meeting is not expected to produce binding agreements, discussions will explore whether common principles can guide the future development. In addition, they will discuss the use of artificial intelligence.
