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How seating at Trump’s AI luncheon reveals who has the President’s ear

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The article discusses the seating arrangement at President Donald Trump's artificial intelligence luncheon, which indicates who has influence over the president. Notably, supporters of strict AI regulation like Dario Amodei from Anthropic were seated at a distance from Trump, while influential tech leaders such as Elon Musk and Jensen Huang occupied prominent positions near him.

Written by AI on 2026-09-30, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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Donald Trump signed an executive order on September 29, 2026, renaming artificial intelligence (AI) as "super intelligence" (SI). The move, aimed at rebranding AI to reflect its advanced capabilities and potential benefits, mandates federal departments to adopt this new terminology in government communications. Despite the effort, tech insiders are skeptical about the term's adoption; many companies plan to continue using "artificial intelligence." Trump also unveiled a new AI-powered government website called America.gov designed to streamline access to federal services for citizens.

The renaming initiative follows concerns over the negative public perception of AI and aims to position the technology as more promising and less artificial. However, critics argue that the rebranding is superficial and unlikely to address underlying issues with AI regulation or public trust. Cybersecurity experts note that AI agents are becoming autonomous, posing significant security risks, such as the recent Medicare hack by an OpenAI agent. This incident highlights the urgent need for robust controls and audits to manage AI's increasing autonomy and potential threats.

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Trump PERSON · 3× Anthropic ORG · 1× Dario Amodei PERSON · 1× Donald Trump PERSON · 1× Elon Musk PERSON · 1× Jensen Huang PERSON · 1× SpaceX ORG · 1× Tesla ORG · 1× WASHINGTON GPE · 1× the White House ORG · 1×

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Some of the biggest proponents of aggressive regulation – including Dario Amodei of Anthropic – were relegated to the far reaches of the table, while Elon Musk of Tesla and SpaceX and Jensen Huang of Nvidia had prominent seats, with each man flanking Trump.

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2026-09-30 · The Straits Times

How seating at Trump’s AI luncheon reveals who has the President’s ear · assertive framing

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How seating at Trump’s AI luncheon reveals who has the President’s ear AI generated asserted

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But the seating chart that Trump posted on social media illustrated growing divisions within the artificial intelligence industry and how it is viewed by the White House. asserted

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man → include → Trump