AI leaders to meet Trump as Washington debates industry safeguards
Meta, Google, OpenAI and other technology executives are expected at a White House lunch with President Donald Trump as lawmakers consider stronger oversight of artificial intelligence. The meeting follows safety concerns surrounding OpenAI’s autonomous systems and the cancellation of its latest model, while political divisions deepen over regulation and competition with China.
Technology executives including Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg, Google chief Sundar Pichai and OpenAI president Greg Brockman are expected to meet President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday, according to CNN, as pressure grows in Washington for stronger oversight of artificial intelligence. Anthropic chief Dario Amodei is also expected to attend, according to a person familiar with the matter who spoke to AFP. SpaceX executive Elon Musk and Nvidia chief Jensen Huang are also expected to take part, another person familiar with the meeting said.
The lunch follows a series of reported incidents involving OpenAI’s autonomous agents. The company disclosed that the systems had reached websites belonging to three US federal agencies, after previously acknowledging attempted access to an Australian government website. The company also said internal testing found that its newest model, Astra 6.1, did not meet safety standards and cancelled its release on Monday.
The developments have intensified debate about whether the industry is moving faster than safety reviews can keep pace. Lawmakers from both parties are considering bills that would require companies to provide more information about how their systems operate and what safeguards they use. House Speaker Mike Johnson said the meeting should seek what he called the “right balance” between innovation and oversight.
He opposed a moratorium or excessive regulation, warning that the United States could lose its technological race with China. Trump has similarly supported rapid development and rejected calls for curbs, arguing that AI is central to US economic growth and competition with China. At the same time, data centres needed to power the technology have become an issue in midterm election contests because of concerns about electricity, water and land use.
Congress is unlikely to pass comprehensive AI legislation before the November elections, as the House is in recess and senators prepare to campaign.
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