Amodei Meets Trump: A Private White House Dinner

Dario Amodei, the chief executive of Anthropic, is due to dine with President Donald Trump at the White House on Sunday evening, September 27, 2026. The private dinner is the first one-on-one meeting between the two, and it signals a thaw in relations after months of tension. Amodei has argued that the AI industry should slow its rapid pace to allow safety work to catch up, a position that has drawn public attention and debate. He has published proposals for industry checks and has called for coordination among companies and governments.

While Amodei skipped a recent state dinner that included other top tech leaders, he accepted Mr. Trump's later personal invitation. The private dinner comes two days before a broader White House meeting with leading AI executives on Tuesday, September 29, 2026, and several major company chiefs are expected at that larger gathering. Officials have not released details of what the two men will discuss. Several industry leaders are expected to attend that larger meeting in Washington later that week.