Trump Set to Address Oval Office Amidst AI Development Plans
U.S. President Donald Trump is set to make an Oval Office announcement on Monday at 2 p.m. ET, following his private White House dinner with Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei on Sunday.
The topic of the announcement remains unclear, but the timing has caught attention across tech and crypto markets, where Bitcoin is trading near $83,000 amidst wider market and geopolitical risks.
Trump had previously clashed with Amodei over their differing views on AI policy, with Trump arguing that strict rules could slow U.S. AI growth and giving China greater access to advanced AI could weaken the U.S. lead.
The announcement comes after Trump's recent meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, where AI played a growing role in the wider U.S.-China technology race.