Trump to Dine with Anthropic CEO Amid AI Safety and Military Dispute
President Donald Trump planned to dine Sunday night with Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, a leading AI voice who has clashed with the administration over military use of the technology. The meeting comes two days after a federal appeals court rejected Anthropic’s challenge to the Pentagon’s designation of the company as a supply chain risk, allowing removal of its Claude models from Defense Department systems. The dispute began in February over concerns about mass surveillance and autonomous drones. Trump has championed AI advancement against China, while Amodei recently urged the industry to slow development for safety, warning that within six to twelve months AI could potentially take over the internet. OpenAI also delayed its stock sale to focus on safety concerns.