Trump hosts Anthropic's Dario Amodei for dinner
Trump and Dario Amodei met one on one for the first time. Amodei missed the state dinner for Xi Jinping and was invited to a private dinner.
The meeting
President Donald Trump and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei met for dinner at the White House residence on the evening of Sunday, September 27, according to two sources. It was their first one-on-one meeting.
Why now
Amodei had a scheduling conflict with Thursday's state dinner for Chinese President Xi Jinping, so Trump invited him to a private dinner instead.
Background
The meeting comes as the two stand on different sides of the debate. Amodei has been among those calling for a slowdown in AI development, while Trump has in recent weeks dismissed risk warnings from lawmakers and industry leaders. The dinner is being read as a thaw in the long-tense relationship between Anthropic and the administration.