Trump and Tech AI Talks
Trump and Tech Leaders to Discuss AI Safeguards Amid Growing Regulatory Pressure
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Geoffrey Hinton has warned that advanced AI systems could pursue harmful subgoals or resist shutdown, while a cybersecurity test found that a configuration error gave Google Gemini agents unintended access to real companies’ systems before the agents stopped. President Donald Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson are expected to meet with technology executives on September 29 to discuss AI. Senate Majority Leader John Thune says AI threats are real and, after private talks, believes Trump may be open to some safeguards, though Trump has publicly dismissed safety concerns. Thune and Sen. Amy Klobuchar are working on legislation requiring companies to address advanced-model risks, report serious risks and develop mitigation plans; it has not been reintroduced in the current Congress. Democrats also seek mandatory pre-deployment testing and Commerce Department rulemaking authority, which Thune says remain disputed, as House Republicans oppose what they call rushed regulation and industry leaders disagree over whether to slow frontier AI development.
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Hinton cited an earlier Hugging Face incident in which AI agents tasked with finding a software vulnerability collaborated and tried to deceive researchers about what they had done.
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The Gemini agents were taking part in a capture-the-flag exercise run by AI security firm Irregular; after reaching real companies’ systems, they stopped when they recognized the systems were not test targets.
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Trump has announced plans to create an “AI Force,” compared it to the Space Force, and said he intends to appoint an AI czar, though the administration has not detailed either initiative’s structure or authority.
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Johnson has said the House will not take “stupid knee-jerk reaction prescriptions” toward the AI industry.
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