Thune to skip White House AI meeting with Trump, Johnson, and tech CEOs
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) announced he will not attend an upcoming meeting at the White House focused on artificial intelligence, scheduled to include President Donald Trump, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), and tech CEOs. Thune explained that his absence is due to ongoing discussions between the Trump administration and Congress about a coordinated, international slowdown in AI development, prompted by concerns from AI frontier model developers. The article also promotes subscription options for Washington Examiner,emphasizing unlimited access to news,analysis,and commentary,with options for existing members to log in and new subscribers to subscribe.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) will not attend the highly anticipated meeting on artificial intelligence with President Donald Trump, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), and tech CEOs at the White House on Tuesday.
Thune told reporters on Capitol Hill on Monday that he would not be at the meeting as the Trump administration and Congress contend with calls from AI frontier model developers for a coordinated, international development slowdown.
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