President Donald Trump will dine one-on-one with Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei on Sunday night, marking a notable shift after months of clashes between the AI company and the Trump administration.
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Axios reported that Trump personally invited Amodei after the executive missed last week’s state dinner for Chinese President Xi Jinping because of a scheduling conflict. It will be their first private sit-down.
The meeting comes as Amodei faces criticism over Anthropic’s warnings about potentially catastrophic AI risks while the company continues developing increasingly powerful technology.
Former Trump AI czar David Sacks recently accused Anthropic of “corporate schizophrenia,” questioning how the company could pursue an initial public offering while its leaders warn AI could pose an extinction risk.
“You have current leadership in the company saying that there’s a greater than 10% chance of causing human extinction,” Sacks said. “How do you IPO with your own management of the company saying that?”
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Amodei’s calls for government regulation while Anthropic pushes ahead with AI development were also mocked on the season premiere of “Saturday Night Live.”
The dinner follows an especially contentious year between Anthropic and the administration. The Pentagon demanded access to Anthropic models for all lawful military purposes, while Amodei sought restrictions against their use for mass domestic surveillance and fully autonomous weapons.
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth subsequently designated Anthropic a “Supply-Chain Risk to National Security” and accused the company of seeking “veto power” over U.S. military decisions. Trump also ordered federal agencies to stop using Anthropic tools.
The dispute has since reached federal courts, with a divided appeals court panel ruling 2-1 for the administration Friday on one of the Pentagon’s supply-chain-risk designations.
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