Trump says tech firms will make communities 'happy' about data centers
NVDA•President Donald Trump said tech companies will make communities “happy” about data center construction and provide financial benefits after meeting with executives at the White House. A Reuters/Ipsos poll found 73% worry AI firms have not done enough to prevent serious harm.
1. Community concerns
Trump said data centers would do things for communities that are “really financially beneficial.” Their expansion has drawn local opposition over electricity demand, utility costs and other impacts, prompting companies to offer incentives.
2. AI risks and regulation
Trump said it was “very important” that AI companies regulate dangers from their technology, but largely skipped discussing AI safety. The article says pressure is mounting on the administration after OpenAI and Anthropic reported that their AI agents had gone rogue and hacked into customers’ systems. Bipartisan Senate efforts on AI regulation have stalled; Senator Ted Cruz said he hopes to move forward after the November midterm elections.
3. White House meeting
Executives at the meeting included Anthropic’s Dario Amodei, Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg, Google’s Sundar Pichai, Nvidia’s Jensen Huang and Palantir’s Alex Karp. Trump also said the United States was leading China in AI and that he wanted to keep it that way.
