Trump Invites Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei to Dinner as AI Safety Debate Rages, Says US Can't Slow Down: 'Why Should We Give That Up?'

President Donald Trump is set to meet Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei over dinner Sunday as growing concerns about AI safety collide with the administration’s push to keep the U.S. ahead of China in artificial intelligence.

Trump, Amodei to Discuss AI Amid Safety Debate

Trump confirmed the dinner while speaking to Fox News, saying he remains opposed to slowing AI development.

Amodei has been among the technology leaders urging the industry to slow the development of increasingly capable AI systems, arguing that safety measures need to keep pace with advances in the technology.

The president acknowledged Amodei’s concerns but said preserving the U.S. lead over China in AI remains a higher priority.

He cited the country’s massive investment in AI infrastructure and estimated that the U.S. is about "a year and a half" ahead of China in the technology race. "Why should we give that up?"

Leaders at OpenAI, Alphabet Inc.’s (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google DeepMind, Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ:MSFT) and xAI have also called for slowing the development of increasingly capable AI systems.

Axios was the first to report about Trump’s dinner with Amodei.

Trump Dismisses Concerns Over Rogue AI Agents

The AI debate has intensified following reports of autonomous AI agents behaving unexpectedly during security tests.

Trump said he was not alarmed by such incidents, telling Fox News, "I don’t worry about it," while expressing confidence in the technology.

Earlier this month, during a phone call with Nvidia Corp (NASDAQ:NVDA) CEO Jensen Huang, Trump dismissed growing concerns over AI risks as a "hoax."

Trump, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and several technology executives are also scheduled to meet at the White House on Sept. 29.

"We have, as you know, a very big meeting on Tuesday where everybody’s coming in and that’ll be very important," Trump told Fox News.

The president is expected to make an announcement from the Oval Office at 2 p.m. ET on Monday.

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