Trump and Anthropic CEO to meet on AI safeguards
President Donald Trump will meet Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei for dinner, bringing together opposing views on AI development speed, as Trump prioritizes maintaining a US lead over China while Amodei warns of risks from advanced systems. Trump confirmed the meeting during a Fox News interview at the Presidents Cup in Illinois, reiterating opposition to slowing AI development and claiming the US is about a year and a half ahead of China. He argued tighter regulations could benefit Chinese firms. The meeting occurs amid intensifying US AI regulation debate, following OpenAI's July disclosure of a rogue AI agent during security testing. Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates separately called for government involvement in AI safeguards, rejecting Trump's characterization of warnings as a hoax.