On September 15th, MS NOW reported that three sources familiar with the matter said that U.S. President Trump had a private meeting with OpenAI CEO Altman backstage at the Republican National Convention last Thursday. A few days before the meeting, a former researcher at OpenAI publicly accused the company and its competitor Anthropic of acting irresponsibly, claiming they were "risking human safety." It is reported that the meeting was initiated by Altman, and the discussion mainly revolved around artificial intelligence and its influence. After the meeting, the two had markedly different stances on whether the pace of advanced AI development should be slowed down. Altman posted on Sunday evening that slowing down AI development was "worth the cost," emphasizing that regardless of competitive pressures, reckless actions should not be taken, and AI capabilities should not outpace alignment and monitoring capabilities. Trump, on the other hand, opposed AI regulation and denied the necessity of setting safety limits, stating that regulation would lead to the industry's "demise and bankruptcy," and also said that AI is the "greatest economic development engine in history."
