Palace sources confirm His Majesty believes AI stands for Aristocratic Interests
By Isla Campbell | Central London correspondent. Covers the Crown with affection and a very strong sense of the absurd.
Sources: Bohiney Magazine | The London Prat
The Crown Meets the Cloud
Word reaches me from a source close to the Palace — which is to say, a man who sells hot chestnuts outside St James’s Park and has opinions — that King Charles has taken a personal interest in the news that OpenAI has opened a London office.
His Majesty, it is said, believes AI could be tremendously useful for the monarchy. Specifically, he is interested in whether AI could draft his correspondence, attend certain meetings on his behalf, and perhaps explain to the British public why they should continue funding palaces. A fair ask, really. I have wondered the same thing myself and I cannot even afford a shed.
A Constitutional Question
The constitutional implications of a royal AI are considerable. Could an AI sign royal assent to bills? Could it open Parliament? Could it deliver the Queen’s — the King’s — Speech with more conviction than is sometimes observed in the original? These are questions for constitutional scholars, and also for me, standing outside the Houses of Parliament eating a disappointing sandwich.
The Official Royal Family website makes no mention of AI plans, which either means the Palace is ahead of the story or, more likely, their social media team is still working out Twitter — sorry, X. They seem to be perpetually working out X.
What This Means for the Monarchy
Britain’s monarchy has survived everything: revolution, abdication, Diana, and Andrew. It will survive AI. In fact, one suspects the monarchy IS a kind of AI — a system trained on centuries of data, optimised to appear both necessary and neutral, capable of generating responses that satisfy most users without actually committing to anything.
Meanwhile Britain manages its decline and the Palace releases photos of adorable grandchildren. The algorithm works. God save the King. And possibly the algorithm.
SOURCE: https://bohiney.com/openai-opens-london-office/
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