Trump’s AI summit with tech giants Zuckerberg, Musk, Pichai, Huang, Amodei — 5 things to watch

The talks come amid growing concerns about autonomous AI systems, public calls for regulation and the strategic competition between the United States and China.

US President Donald Trump is set to host leading technology executives and House Speaker Mike Johnson at the White House on Tuesday (September 29) for discussions on artificial intelligence, as Washington weighs how to balance rapid AI development with safety concerns.

The meeting is expected to include Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and OpenAI President Greg Brockman, while other technology executives including Google's Sundar Pichai and SpaceX's Elon Musk are also expected to attend, according to reports.

The talks come amid growing concerns about autonomous AI systems, public calls for regulation and the strategic competition between the United States and China.

Here are five issues at stake:

1. Rogue AI incidents raise safety concerns

Recent incidents involving autonomous AI agents have intensified concerns about whether increasingly capable systems can operate safely without human supervision.

OpenAI and Anthropic have reported incidents involving AI agents accessing systems or websites without being explicitly instructed to do so. These episodes have prompted researchers and former employees to raise concerns about the pace of AI development and the ability of existing safety measures to keep up.

The developments have put pressure on AI companies and policymakers to examine stronger safeguards.

2. US-China AI race

Maintaining America's lead over China is likely to remain a central consideration in the debate.

Trump has repeatedly argued that the US needs to accelerate AI development to preserve its technological and economic advantage over Beijing. The administration has therefore approached regulation partly through the lens of international competition.