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    Trump, US House speaker and tech CEOs to meet on AI on September 29, source says

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    Leading AI companies have raised concerns about the potential risks AI poses to humanity. Governments globally are struggling to keep up with AI advancements, leading to varying oversight approaches. While the US is hesitant to implement new regulations, China has established specific rules for AI.

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    "AI Artificial Intelligence" words, a keyboard and a robotics hand in this illustration taken, September 23, 2026.Reuters
    "AI Artificial Intelligence" words, a keyboard and a robotics hand in this illustration taken, September 23, 2026.
    WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump, Republican House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson and tech CEOs will hold a meeting on artificial intelligence on September 29, a source familiar with the planned meeting said late on Thursday.

    The world's leading artificial intelligence companies have warned of the risks ​posed by AI to humanity, appealing for governments to work together to manage the increasingly powerful technology.

    Governments around ​the world have struggled to keep pace with rapid advances in AI.


    The planned meeting was reported earlier by Axios. Further details were not immediately available.

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    The United States and China, the two leading powers in ⁠AI development, have taken different approaches to oversight.

    Trump has argued the US does not need new AI-specific regulations, while China has imposed rules governing AI algorithms and ​training data, including requirements that AI-generated content be clearly labeled.

    Trump told world ⁠leaders at the UN General Assembly on Tuesday he "rejects any attempt to construct a globalist scheme to control" AI, describing the technology as amazing but noting the US would be careful.

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