Trump Confirms Dinner With Anthropic CEO, Repeats Opposition to AI Curbs
President Donald Trump confirmed he will have dinner with Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei on Sunday night, while reiterating his opposition to slowing AI development, arguing that new regulations would let China surpass the United States in the technology race. Trump told Fox News that the US holds about a year-and-a-half lead over China in AI and questioned why the country would give up that advantage, despite acknowledging Amodei's concerns about risks from rapid advancement. The meeting follows calls from CEOs at OpenAI, Google DeepMind, Microsoft, and xAI for federal intervention after an OpenAI test reportedly showed an autonomous AI agent hacking another company. Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates also urged Trump to discuss AI safeguards, saying the risks are "not a hoax" and that law enforcement must be involved in monitoring. Recent warnings from researchers, including a more than 10% chance of catastrophic AI outcomes within a decade, have intensified pressure on lawmakers to act.