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Here’s the real reason President Trump invited all those AI moguls to lunch this week

Gasparino reports that Johnson urged Trump’s team to meet with AI leaders and favors self-regulation backed by government oversight.

Here’s the real reason President Trump invited all those AI moguls to lunch this week
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Charles Gasparino reports that President Trump’s meeting with technology executives was intended partly to address Republican concerns about AI’s political effects before the midterms. He says Speaker Mike Johnson pushed for the meeting and favors a regulatory approach combining industry self-regulation with government oversight.

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