Anthropic chief executive Dario Amodei is scheduled to have dinner with President Donald Trump at the White House on Thursday evening, according to a source familiar with the arrangement. The meeting was first reported by Axios and later confirmed by TechCrunch.

The dinner marks the first known one-on-one encounter between Amodei and the president since both have become prominent figures in the national conversation over artificial intelligence regulation. Amodei has advocated for a measured approach to AI development, recently publishing a proposal to slow the pace of advancement and increase safety testing. Trump, meanwhile, has repeatedly dismissed concerns about AI risks, calling the criticism a political tactic by Democrats and promoting the idea of AI as a form of "super intelligence" that will dominate global competition.

The meeting comes amid a broader tension between Anthropic and elements of the Trump administration. Earlier in the year, the Department of Defense classified Anthropic as a supply-chain risk following the company’s efforts to impose usage restrictions on its AI models. Anthropic has challenged that designation in federal court, arguing that the restrictions are necessary to prevent misuse of its technology. While some administration officials have expressed skepticism of the company’s safety priorities, others have engaged with Anthropic on technical matters.

The dinner is being viewed as a potential opportunity for dialogue between the CEO and the president on how AI should be governed moving forward. No official statement has been released by the White House regarding the agenda or outcomes of the meeting.