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President Trump had a private dinner with Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei on Sunday night. The meeting occurred as Amodei has been advocating for safeguards in the rapidly growing AI industry, while Trump has expressed resistance to regulation and emphasized the need for the U.S. to stay ahead of China in AI development. The dinner was reported by Axios, but no details about their conversation were provided by White House officials.

Written by AI on 2026-09-28, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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On September 27, President Donald Trump hosted a private dinner at the White House for Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, marking their first one-on-one meeting. The pair have been at odds over AI regulation and military access to Anthropic's technology. While Amodei has called for slower AI development due to safety concerns, Trump advocates full-speed-ahead innovation to maintain a technological edge over China. Their dinner came amid growing global anxiety about the security risks of advanced AI systems, with reports of breaches by cutting-edge models raising alarms.

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President Trump had a private dinner with late Sunday night, the president confirmed. asserted

president → have → with

White House officials have not released any details of what was discussed at the dinner. asserted

what → release → dinner

The dinner comes as Amodei has been warning about the "exponential growth" of AI and has called for safeguards on the industry. asserted

Amodei → come → industry

Mr. Trump has resisted the idea of imposing regulations, saying that in the race between the U.S. and China, "whoever wins AI wins." asserted

wins → resist → AI

Mr. Trump said Sunday before the dinner that he and Amodei were going to "talk about" about AI regulations. asserted

he → say → regulations

"I'm for let's go and let's win asserted

's → let → ?

," Mr. Trump said. asserted

Trump → say → ?

"You know we're about a year, maybe a year and a half up on China. asserted

we → know → China

I mean it's just us and China." asserted

it → mean → ?

The news of the dinner was first reported by Axios. asserted

news → report → Axios

Mr. Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping to set up an AI safety channel for handling issues that may arise between the two countries. uncertain

that → set → countries

Amodei is not expected to attend, although Anthropic co-founder Tom Brown is expected to be there. asserted

Brown → expect → ?

Anthropic, which develops Claude technology, and the Trump administration have had a rocky relationship, with the Pentagon earlier this year " after should not be used for mass surveillance of Americans or to power fully autonomous weapons. asserted

which → develop → weapons

A judge earlier this month upheld the supply chain risk designation. asserted

judge → uphold → designation

At a time when most tech CEOs have feted Mr. Trump, Amodei had so far resisted. asserted

Amodei → fete → Trump

Mr. Trump had called the Anthropic leaders "leftwing nut jobs." asserted

Trump → call → leaders

in an interview earlier this month, "I don't think I fully just appreciated what it would actually be like when the progress [on AI] was as fast as it was." asserted

it → think → AI

Trump had private dinner with Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei

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