King urged to support Sunak's artificial intelligence summit

King Charles is expected to host a reception midway through Rishi Sunak's two-day summit. Photo: Aaron Chown/PA

King Charles will host world leaders and tech bosses during Rishi Sunak's AI Security Summit as Number 10 seeks to drum up international support for the flagship conference.

The royals are expected will host a reception to highlight how artificial intelligence The Telegraph understands it can support the environment and sustainable development.

The king's participation is intended to raise the profile of the event after it was revealed that Joe Biden would not be attending the event. The summit has also sparked controversy over whether to invite China.

It is expected to come midway through a two-day summit that the prime minister hopes will lead to coordinated action to address the risks posed by AI. It is unclear whether the reception will take place at the palace or at Bletchley Park, where the summit is taking place.

The king, a passionate environmentalist who was advised by his government to skip last year's Cop27 summit, has continued to campaign on climate issues since becoming monarch.

Advocates for artificial intelligence say the technology will be a key weapon in the fight against change climate, helping to model weather patterns and improve forecasting.

0605 The Impact of AI

Google recently announced a major breakthrough in using AI to adjust airline routes in a way that dramatically reduces the emissions produced by contrails. Artificial intelligence is also expected to be used to manage the power grid and develop new materials that could support the transition to clean energy.

The Telegraph reported last month that Biden planned to skip the summit, which he hopes will will lead to progress in coordinated security. Instead, Vice President Kamala Harris is expected to attend.

Other world leaders have not yet committed to attend, although French President Emmanuel Macron and Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, are among those expected. show.

It is also unclear whether the technical bosses will fly to the meeting. Top lobbyists for Meta and Microsoft, Sir Nick Clegg and Brad Smith, are expected to represent their companies.

James Cleverley, the Foreign Secretary, confirmed last week that China had been invited to the summit, saying: “ We will not be able to protect the UK public from the risks of artificial intelligence if we exclude one of the leading countries in artificial intelligence technology.»

Mr Sunak will hold a summit at Bletchley Park, the site of code-breaking during the Second World War, on November 1 and 2. It is hoped the summit will make progress on creating an international regulator in the UK, building on the work of the Frontier AI Taskforce, a group of experts researching security.

Buckingham Palace did not comment on the situation. .