Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, who sparked laughs on this weekend’s Saturday Night Live, is about to sit down for a White House dinner with President Trump. This will be their first one-on-one meeting, after recently clashing over AI safety.
Amodei has called for a slower approach to AI development, while Trump insists the AI backlash is a political ploy. The meeting could be a significant step in mending relations between tech giants and the administration.
Earlier this year, the Pentagon labeled Anthropic a supply-chain risk for its efforts to impose safeguards on its technology. But not all in the administration are hostile: some officials have been more supportive of the company.
The dinner, scheduled for tonight, may signal a shift in how tech companies interact with the White House, and could influence future policy discussions on AI.
