Prince Harry in dramatic warning: "We must not wait for a catastrophe"

Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, delivered a speech at the Clinton Global Initiative summit in New York, calling for a halt to artificial intelligence development. He warned of its dangers to children, describing the systems as designed to "entice, exploit, and break." Harry called for stopping the technological race until its full safety is proven, against the backdrop of an assessment by a senior figure at Anthropic of a more than 10% chance of human extinction within a decade.

Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, delivered a speech at the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) summit in New York, joining growing calls to halt the development of artificial intelligence. He warned that "if we can't prove the next frontier is safe enough to cross, we must not run toward it just because we can." Harry focused on the dangers posed to children, describing AI systems, such as chatbots, as designed to "find you, entice you, exploit you, break you, and then blame you." He praised progress in limiting children's access to social media but emphasized that technology is advancing rapidly. Harry referenced a lawsuit alleging that chatbots contributed to the deaths of teenagers, calling chatbots "the ultimate sycophants." He called for a slowdown in AI development and prioritizing innovation focused on trust and safety. His speech came against the backdrop of an assessment by a senior figure at Anthropic of a more than 10% chance of human extinction within a decade.

Prince Harry in dramatic warning: "We must not wait for a catastrophe"