Trump and Johnson to meet tech leaders

President Donald Trump, House Speaker Mike Johnson and tech CEOs are expected to meet on artificial intelligence on Tuesday, September twenty-ninth, according to multiple sources familiar with the scheduled meeting.

AI leaders warn of existential danger

The meeting comes as leaders of the nation's largest AI companies are issuing dire warnings about the threat of AI and calling for steps to slow it down before it outsmarts humans.

Trump dismisses AI threat as hoax

Trump has repeatedly called claims about the threat of AI a hoax and has appeared to reject the idea that new regulations are needed. At the time Trump responded that the warnings were a hoax.

“AI taking over the World, destroying Humanity, and all other things bad, is a HOAX”

Johnson backs the discussion

House Speaker Mike Johnson has expressed support for a meeting to occur with tech CEOs and Trump to discuss AI. Johnson told reporters there will be deliberate discussion about company responsibility and government's role.

“There'll be a deliberate discussion about the responsibility of the companies to maintain safety, and what role, if any, the government has to play in that.”

Trump proposes AI Force and czar

Last week, Trump said he would move to create a new AI Force and promised to appoint a new AI czar even as he continued to downplay concerns about the potential dangers of the technology.

Congress pressure and timing unclear

There has been growing pressure on Congress to regulate AI, but the House of Representatives has left town early until after the midterms. It is unclear which tech CEOs will attend the expected meeting next Tuesday.