At a moment when artificial intelligence has outpaced the institutions meant to guide it, King Charles has summoned the architects of that technology to Buckingham Palace — a gesture that places the question of AI governance squarely within the realm of sovereign concern. The meeting, unannounced in its specifics but clear in its intent, reflects an unusual convergence: alarm rising not from outside the industry, but from within it. History has often waited for crises to force such conversations; this gathering suggests some would rather not wait.