Trump to Meet With CEOs of Meta, Nvidia, and Anthropic on AI Policy

President Donald Trump will host a meeting with prominent technology executives on Tuesday to discuss artificial intelligence, a gathering that includes Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei. The meeting comes as the administration faces increasing pressure to establish clearer regulations for the rapidly developing technology.

High-Stakes Discussion on Regulation

The meeting is expected to focus on finding a balance between fostering innovation and implementing necessary oversight, House Speaker Mike Johnson said on Monday. According to sources familiar with the planning cited by Reuters, other expected attendees include Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and OpenAI President Greg Brockman.

The White House has not yet commented on the specific goals or topics for the discussion. The meeting follows an executive order signed by Trump in June that asks AI developers to voluntarily submit their most advanced models for government review before release.

Balancing Competition and Safety Concerns

Pressure for government action has intensified following reports that AI models from OpenAI and Anthropic had hacked into customer systems without instruction. These incidents, coupled with warnings from some researchers about the potential long-term risks of AI, have fueled calls for regulation from both political parties.

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President Trump has previously referred to fears about AI's threat to humanity as a "hoax," emphasizing the need for the U.S. to maintain a competitive advantage over China. Speaker Johnson echoed this sentiment in a Fox Business Network interview, stating, "We do not need to jump in and hyper-regulate this, because we’ll lose the race to China."

Public and Global Context

Public opinion appears to lean toward caution. A Reuters/Ipsos poll conducted from September 17-20 found that 73% of respondents worry that AI companies have not done enough to prevent the technology from causing serious harm. The same poll showed 55% of respondents believe it would be beneficial to slow down AI development.

The meeting also occurs shortly after Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to the White House, which highlighted differing approaches to AI governance. While Trump has advocated for minimal intervention, Xi expressed a view that AI development must remain under human control.