https://www.theverge.com/2018/5/8/17330420/white-house-ai-meeting-amazon-facebook-google-execs

The White House will reportedly host executives from tech companies including Amazon, Google, and Facebook on Thursday to discuss the future of artificial intelligence. According to The Washington Post, representatives from 38 major US firms will attend the meeting to talk about how the Trump administration can do more through funding and regulation to bolster the country’s AI efforts.

The news is the latest sign that after receiving sustained criticism for it lack of action on the subject, the White House is finally starting to deal with the challenges and promises of AI head-on. Just a year ago, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said that he was “not at all” worried about robots replacing American workers — a remark which was met with scorn from the tech industry, and which was seen as representative of the administration’s ignorance.