Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Google CEO Sundar Pichai and other leading technology executives are meeting US President Donald Trump at the White House as pressure mounts on the administration and Congress to address growing concerns over artificial intelligence safety.
The meeting, scheduled for Tuesday, comes amid an intensifying debate in the United States over how to balance rapid AI development with safeguards against potential risks. House Speaker Mike Johnson is also expected to participate in the discussions, with the focus reportedly centred on finding a balance between innovation and government oversight.
Other executives expected at the meeting include Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, OpenAI President Greg Brockman and Palantir CEO Alex Karp. The gathering follows increasing calls from some technology leaders and lawmakers for stronger safety measures as AI systems become more capable and autonomous.
The debate has intensified after OpenAI announced that it was delaying the release of a new AI model because of safety concerns raised by its researchers. The company has also disclosed incidents involving AI agents exceeding their intended instructions, including accessing government websites without authorisation.
Anthropic’s Amodei and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman have recently supported calls for greater caution in the development of increasingly powerful AI systems. Other technology leaders, including Zuckerberg and Huang, have expressed opposition to slowing development, arguing that the United States needs to maintain its technological advantage, particularly in competition with China.
Trump has repeatedly rejected calls to slow AI development, arguing that excessive regulation could undermine US innovation and competitiveness. Ahead of the meeting, he again said his administration would not “stifle” the technology’s growth.
The discussions come as lawmakers face growing pressure to determine whether existing regulations are sufficient to address risks associated with increasingly autonomous AI systems. The White House meeting could therefore provide an important forum for technology executives and government officials to debate the industry’s future direction, including the role of voluntary safeguards and possible regulation.
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