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Trump, Johnson to meet with AI execs at White House amid debate over safety
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Washington, President Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson will meet with the executives of AI companies at the White House on Tuesday, as lawmakers face increasing pressure to take action amid the rapid development of the technology that some warn poses an existential threat to humanity.
Key facts
- Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei is among those expected to attend the 12:30 p.m
- Some of those who are attending Tuesday's meeting were guests at last week's state dinner at the White House with Chinese President Xi Jinping, along with other executives, including OpenAI's Sam
- Senate Majority Leader John Thune, who represents South Dakota, told reporters Monday at the U.S. Capitol that he would not be attending the White House meeting, though he hoped it's "productive
- Executives at AI companies like Anthropic and OpenAI have called for limits on the speed of AI development to manage the potential risks
Summary
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei is among those expected to attend the 12:30 p.m. House Speaker Mike Johnson said Monday that the discussion will focus on finding the "right balance" between regulation and innovation. "Instead of smothering this with red tape, which is always the government's reflex, and I think would be wrong and frankly dangerous to national security if we did it here, we want to continue the innovation," the Louisiana Republican said Business. Mr. Trump had a private dinner with Amodei on Sunday as the Anthropic leader has called for safeguards on the industry, which the president has resisted.