President Donald Trump sat down with the leaders of the world's most powerful artificial intelligence companies on the sidelines of the G7 summit, turning the gathering of wealthy democracies into a venue for debating how to govern the technology.
Among those at the table were OpenAI chief Sam Altman and Anthropic chief Dario Amodei, according to reporting carried by MSN. The stated goal was to establish a US-led global forum for setting AI safety standards, with discussions also aimed at ensuring continued access to the most advanced AI models. Trump struck a cautionary note, reportedly saying, "We have to be very careful with" the technology.
The tone from the executives themselves was sober. According to Sky News, AI's most powerful bosses delivered a message to world leaders that was "not very reassuring" — a framing that suggests the people building these systems are warning about their risks as much as promoting their promise.
The meeting reflects a broader push to keep the United States at the center of how AI rules are written, rather than ceding that role to other governments or international bodies. By convening the CEOs directly, the administration signaled it wants industry leaders inside the policymaking tent.
Why it matters: when the people who build the most advanced AI tell assembled world leaders the outlook is unsettling, and a US president responds by trying to steer the global rulebook, the decisions made in rooms like this one will shape who controls a technology already reshaping work, security, and information for everyone else.