Britain's King Charles III demands 'urgency' and 'unity' to address AI risk and tap into 'untold benefits'

British monarch King Charles III, in a royal message released on Wednesday, hailed the potential of emerging artificial intelligence (AI) technology and encouraged urgency in addressing the risks presented by it. King Charles III of England has urged the world's leading nations to tackle artificial intelligence (AI) risks with "urgency, unity and collective strength" to ensure one of the "greatest technological leaps in human endeavor" becomes "a force for good in this world." "AI holds the potential to completely transform life as we know it: to help us better treat and perhaps even cure conditions like cancer, heart disease and Alzheimer's; to hasten our journey toward net-zero; and perhaps to realize a new era of potentially limitless clean green energy," the king said. "Even just to make our everyday lives a bit easier." "However, if we are to realize the untold benefits of AI then we must work together on combating its significant risks too," he added.