UK King Charles warned artificial intelligence poses an existential, potentially catastrophic threat and said AI leaders must ensure "humanity can continue to exist." He called for governance and control mechanisms to be established "before it's all too late" and urged international cooperation and consensus so no country is left behind while pursuing safe AI benefits.

ECB Governing Council member Makhlouf said he has seen no signs of worrying second-round effects.

The Financial Times reports UK AI startup Emulate, founded by former DeepMind researchers and only a month old, is in talks on a multi-hundred-million-dollar funding round that would value the company near $4bn. Sources say Emulate is seeking up to $700m; if completed the round would set a post-money valuation of about $3.7bn. The round is expected to be co-led by Index Ventures and Lightspeed Venture Partners.