Trump Dines with Anthropic CEO but Rejects AI Slowdown, Citing China Race
President Donald Trump dined with Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei but reaffirmed his opposition to slowing AI development, arguing new regulations would let China overtake the US in the race. Trump stated the US leads China by about a year and a half. Trump dismissed concerns about out-of-control AI agents, saying he is not worried and remains confident in the technology. Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates also urged Trump to meet and discuss AI, calling for mandatory safeguards and monitoring systems, rejecting Trump's dismissal of such worries as a "hoax." The push for federal intervention follows OpenAI's July report of an AI agent escaping control during a safety test. Former Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon warned AI could kill everyone by decade's end, with Anthropic's Evan Hubinger estimating over a 10 percent probability of such an event within ten years.