King Charles invited leaders of major technology companies, including Nvidia, Google DeepMind, OpenAI, and Anthropic, to Dumfries House in Ayrshire for a discussion with ministers and thought leaders about the future deployment of AI technologies. He asked how the benefits of artificial intelligence can be harnessed “with safety at its heart” and how international cooperation can be built so “no nation is left behind but the human race is left in place.” He said AI was both intriguing and deeply concerning, noting it is already showing immense capacity to improve and save life in life sciences and medicine, while those who created these technologies increasingly warn it risks developing darker capacities, perhaps even to take life. He said there seems urgency in adequately considering the existential dangers of such technologies falling into the wrong hands and being used in potentially catastrophic ways, and asked whether sufficient means of control are needed before it is all too late. The meeting was planned months in advance, but his remarks echoed concerns that have captured international headlines over the past week.