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King Charles III is set to host major leaders of AI companies Nvidia, OpenAI and Anthropic amid mounting fears over the technology.
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Matthew Quagliotto

King Charles to meet major AI leaders as tech fears mount

The monarch is set to host top ranking execs from Nvidia, Google, DeepMind, OpenAI and Anthropic amid fears that the technology’s rapid development could endanger humanity.

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