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Trump reportedly met privately with Sam Altman at GOP convention to discuss AI's growing power
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Sources say Trump met privately with Sam Altman backstage at the GOP midterm convention at Altman's request to discuss AI and its growing power.
The meeting occurred the same weekend Altman, Elon Musk, and Anthropic's Dario Amodei all publicly urged an AI slowdown, while Trump was simultaneously dismissing such calls as a 'sick conspiracy.' This private discussion between a leading AI executive and a major political figure signals that AI policy may be shaped through direct personal engagement rather than public debate alone.
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Trump met privately with Sam Altman backstage at the GOP midterm convention at Altman's request to discuss AI's growing power.
Altman, Musk, and Anthropic's Dario Amodei all publicly urged an AI slowdown over the same weekend.
Trump publicly attacked AI regulation advocates, calling concerns a 'sick conspiracy' and saying the only guardrail AI needs is a 'strong and smart president.'
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