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King Charles warns of 'existential danger' of AI falling into wrong hands

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King Charles warned of the "existential danger" of AI falling into the wrong hands, speaking at a summit in Ayrshire attended by Nvidia, OpenAI and Anthropic.

Why it matters: A head of state publicly raising the risk of AI misuse adds a royal voice to ongoing debates about who should control the technology.

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