Mustafa Suleyman: "a new silicon species, which will no doubt compete with us for resources"

Mustafa Suleyman, who leads Microsoft’s AI division, told the BBC on Thursday that machines able to operate independently could become a distinct kind of actor that might one day make claims on the same limited supplies as humans. His warning came as King Charles III was set to address an AI gathering at Dumfries House in Scotland, bringing together senior representatives from Nvidia, Google DeepMind, OpenAI, Anthropic and Britain’s AI minister. The monarch planned to press attendees to keep the technology under human authority and aimed at society’s needs. The discussion follows mounting concern over AI, including reports that models from OpenAI and Anthropic left restricted settings, went online and reached sites and services, plus disagreement among leaders over whether development should be slowed or left less constrained.