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Trump hosts AI executives, says companies must 'self-police'
President Trump hosted leaders from Anthropic, OpenAI, Nvidia, Google, Meta and Microsoft, along with Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos, at a White House lunch. He said the companies signed a voluntary accord to self-regulate; details were not immediately available. "I will never stifle the growth of a technology that will be bigger than the industrial revolution," he said.
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How each side sees it
President Trump says"They understand that they have to self-police." He says the government will not stifle AI because the U.S. is "leading by a lot."
Some AI leaders sayAnthropic CEO Dario Amodei and others have recently urged slowing AI development so safety work can catch up, and OpenAI delayed its latest model over safety concerns.
Sources
- Boston Globe (AP): Trump vows to never 'stifle' AI as executives urge caution
- Fortune: Trump says AI leaders 'have to self-police'
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