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Trump to Meet Tech Leaders on AI Safety

By Drooid · Sep 29, 2026, 2:55 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Trump Hosts AI Meeting

U.S. President Donald Trump will host a meeting with tech executives to discuss artificial intelligence.
House Speaker Mike Johnson, Mark Zuckerberg, Dario Amodei, Greg Brockman, Sundar Pichai and Jensen Huang will attend.
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei warned AI could control the internet within six to twelve months if unchecked.
A Reuters/Ipsos poll (Sept. 17-20) found 73 % worry AI firms lack safeguards and 55 % favor slowing development.

Summary

Pope Issues AI Encyclical

Pope Francis issued the AI-focused encyclical “Magnificent Humanity,” stating AI is not morally neutral.
The encyclical warns AI could become a modern “Tower of Babel” driven by greed.
Vatican created a commission to foster global dialogue and investigate AI safety.
The document condemns autonomous AI weapons for making war more feasible and less human-controlled.

History

Historical Context

In 1997 IBM’s upgraded supercomputer Deep Blue defeated world champion Garry Kasparov 3½–2½ in New York, earning the $700,000 winner’s prize and marking the first tournament loss of a reigning chess champion to a machine. The match’s media impact and Kasparov’s cheating accusations highlighted AI’s rapid rise, a backdrop for today’s summit on regulation.

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Trump Hosts AI Meeting

U.S. President Donald Trump will host a meeting with tech executives to discuss artificial intelligence.
House Speaker Mike Johnson, Mark Zuckerberg, Dario Amodei, Greg Brockman, Sundar Pichai and Jensen Huang will attend.
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei warned AI could control the internet within six to twelve months if unchecked.
A Reuters/Ipsos poll (Sept. 17-20) found 73 % worry AI firms lack safeguards and 55 % favor slowing development.

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