Trump meets Anthropic CEO after months of AI tensions

US President Donald Trump met Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei for a private dinner at the White House on Sunday. According to CBS News, this was the first reported one-on-one encounter between the two after months of tensions over AI safety, regulation, and military use of artificial intelligence.

The dinner comes as Amodei has been warning about the exponential growth of AI and has called for safeguards on the industry. Trump has resisted imposing regulations, saying that in the race between the US and China, "whoever wins AI wins." Before the dinner, Trump said he and Amodei were going to "talk about" AI regulations.

The meeting follows an agreement between Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping to set up an AI safety channel for handling issues that may arise between the two countries. According to Daily Times, Trump and other AI executives, including House Speaker Mike Johnson, are planning to meet at the White House on Tuesday, although Amodei is not expected to attend.

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