Trump and Anthropic CEO Dine Amid AI Policy Tensions
President Donald Trump dined with Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei on Sunday, September 27, at the White House, marking their first reported one-on-one meeting after months of tensions over AI safety and military use. The dinner followed a federal appeals court decision backing the Pentagon's classification of Anthropic as a supply chain risk, allowing the Defense Department to remove its Claude AI models from systems. Amodei has raised concerns about AI's military applications, while Trump emphasized maintaining US leadership over China. The meeting precedes a White House gathering of AI executives this week with Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson. Amodei recently warned that AI systems could take control of major internet parts within six to 12 months without stronger safety measures.