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Who Attended Trump’s AI Luncheon, and Who Sat Where

A seating chart of the meeting illustrated growing divisions within the artificial intelligence industry and how it is viewed by the White House.

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Some of the biggest proponents of aggressive regulation were relegated to the far reaches of the table, which sat 34 people at the luncheon.
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Trump announces vague ‘morally binding’ AI deal among tech CEOs for ‘tremendous self-policing’

US president also issues executive order officially rebranding ‘artificial intelligence’ as ‘superintelligence’

Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that the heads of the largest US tech and AI companies had signed on to a “morally binding” agreement to put controls on artificial intelligence. He announced the deal, called the Joint Commitment On Frontier Responsibilities, following a White House luncheon with top tech executives.

“It’s almost like a constitution in a way, and the biggest ​people in the world signed that, and ​I signed it as president, and it really ⁠is a form of protection,” Trump said.

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© Photograph: Tierney L Cross/UPI/Shutterstock

© Photograph: Tierney L Cross/UPI/Shutterstock

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