King Charles Calls for AI Control Safeguards at Summit with Industry Leaders

King Charles III convened executives from Nvidia, Google DeepMind, OpenAI, and Anthropic at Dumfries House in Scotland on September 17, 2026, urging the artificial intelligence industry to adopt shared principles ensuring the technology remains in humanity's service as concerns mount over control and misuse. The gathering, facilitated by the Ditchley Foundation, brought together Jensen Huang of Nvidia, Demis Hassabis of Google DeepMind, OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar, and representatives from Anthropic, alongside UK AI Minister Kanishka Narayan and Vatican adviser Paolo Benanti. In his opening remarks, the King expressed that those valuing humanity are "anxiously seeking your reassurance that we will not lose control of our destiny." He posed a direct question to attendees: "Surely, we need sufficient means of control before it is all too late?"