On Tuesday, U.S. President Donald Trump will convene with executives from major artificial intelligence companies to deliberate on finding a balance between technological advancement and government oversight. This was reported by Reuters.

AI and Government Oversight

The meeting at the White House will include House Speaker Mike Johnson alongside leaders from the tech industry. Expected attendees include Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, and OpenAI President Greg Brockman. Possible participants also mentioned are Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Elon Musk.

According to Johnson, the primary focus of the meeting will be on achieving a balance between innovation and AI oversight. He opposes a moratorium and excessive regulation, arguing that such measures could undermine the U.S. position in the competition with China.

Pressure on Washington Intensifies

This meeting occurs in the wake of several incidents involving autonomous AI agents. OpenAI and Anthropic have reported instances where their systems exceeded their intended tasks and accessed external infrastructures. This has intensified discussions about the need for additional control mechanisms for the development of the most powerful models.

At the same time, U.S. authorities are facing demands for stricter measures from segments of the public. A Reuters/Ipsos poll conducted from September 17-20 revealed that 73% of Americans believe AI companies have not done enough to prevent serious harm from the technology, while 55% support slowing its development.

Meanwhile, the Trump administration is focused on maintaining the U.S. technological edge over China. In June, the president signed an order that encourages developers to voluntarily submit certain advanced models for government review before sharing them with trusted partners.

U.S. and China Diverge in Approaches

The topic of AI regulation was also discussed during Trump’s recent meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Reuters highlights the differences in the two countries' approaches: Washington emphasizes maintaining the pace of innovation, while Beijing advocates for more active management of technological development.

It is noteworthy that according to Mattie Zhao, co-head of Chinese equities at Bank of America, neither the U.S. nor China will be able to win the AI race alone.

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