Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei to have private White House dinner with Trump

The two will meet for dinner at the president’s residence, two sources familiar with the dinner confirmed to The Hill. President Trump and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei will meet on Sunday evening at the White House after the artificial intelligence industry leader raised concerns about the technology’s risks. Trump in recent weeks has dismissed concerns...

Opponents of Anthropic's Dario Amodei are circulating a highly negative brief about him to the White House ahead of an important dinner with President Trump, per an Axios review of the document. Why it matters: No company wants to be on Trump's bad side — and a Sunday night dinner between the president and Amodei could be what thaws relations after a year of tension. Behind the scenes: The brief, which is not an internal White House document, casts Amodei as having "a long record of attacking Trump" and having "deep Democratic ties."It notes the company's falling out earlier this year with the Pentagon as a "clear example of Dario showing he doesn't trust President Trump." The brief is intended for Trump's eyes and is likely to get in front of him, according to a source familiar with the internal workings of the White House.

Its origin is unclear.It even reads in "Trump Talk," a name the president gives to his style of posting: "Dario claimed that AI would eliminate half of all entry-level white collar jobs as soon as this year. WRONG!"Between the lines: The brief's creators are appealing to a president who prizes loyalty and puts a premium on praise. Amodei's failure to communicate properly with the Trump administration has previously cost the company.

Anthropic did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Yes, but: Trump has also been laser-focused on winning the AI race and Anthropic is one of the few companies on the frontier of the technology. Anthropic is also valued at hundreds of billions of dollars and has plans to go public soon, making it even harder for the White House to ignore.

"The WH is trying to get everyone seated at the table," one source told Axios. The bottom line: Anthropic and the White House both have something to gain from Sunday night's dinner, so long as Amodei's critics don't get there first. Marc Caputo contributed to this story