AI leaders

AI leaders

US House Speaker Mike Johnson, US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, SpacexAI Founder and CEO Elon Musk, Nvidia President and CEO Jensen Huang, and CEO of AMD Lisa Su attend a luncheon for tech leaders hosted by US President Donald Trump in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., US, September 29, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

As public fears of AI grow, Trump digs in on voluntary safeguards

The display signalled that Trump is eager to show he is addressing growing voter concerns about AI's dangers without imposing restrictions that could hamper the technology's development

US House Speaker Mike Johnson, US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, SpacexAI Founder and CEO Elon Musk, Nvidia President and CEO Jensen Huang, and CEO of AMD Lisa Su attend a luncheon for tech leaders hosted by US President Donald Trump in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., US, September 29, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

Trump, AI CEOs sign voluntary safety pact, back data centre expansion

A giant screen shows news footage of Deepseek Founder Liang Wenfeng and Tencent's Pony Ma attending a symposium on private enterprises, at a shopping complex in Beijing, China February 17, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Florence Lo/File Photo

China tells its AI leaders to avoid US travel over security concerns: WSJ