In a moment that speaks to how thoroughly artificial intelligence has entered the chambers of power, King Charles convened with AI industry leaders this week in the United Kingdom, lending the weight of the monarchy to a question that now preoccupies governments, researchers, and citizens alike. The meeting is less a policy event than a signal — that the era of treating AI safety as a technical footnote has passed, and that even ancient institutions feel the pull of this new and unsettled frontier. As nations from Brussels to Beijing race to define the rules of an AI-governed world, Britain is