Tuesday, 15 September, 2026
Power Politics Meets AI: Trump and Sam Altman Hold Backstage Summit
By TechShots Studio

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman requested and held a private backstage meeting with Donald Trump on the sidelines of the Republican convention, MS Now reports. The discussion focused on artificial intelligence and its expanding influence, taking place amid a growing debate over whether frontier AI development needs to be slowed down for safety reasons. Neither the White House nor OpenAI officially commented on the meeting.
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