The meeting, being held with House Speaker Mike Johnson, brings together executives from major technology companies including Anthropic, OpenAI, Nvidia, Meta, Palantir and Google.
The discussions are expected to focus on the balance between encouraging technological innovation and addressing concerns about the potential risks associated with increasingly powerful AI systems.
House Speaker Mike Johnson said the aim was to find what he described as the right balance between regulation and innovation, arguing that excessive government restrictions could undermine the United States' ability to compete technologically.
The meeting comes at a time of growing debate in Washington over whether the rapidly developing AI industry requires stronger government oversight.
Some AI companies and technology leaders have called for additional safeguards as their systems become increasingly capable of operating with less human supervision.
Others have warned that excessive regulation could slow innovation and weaken the United States' position in global competition, particularly with China.
The debate has gained further attention following OpenAI's decision not to release its latest model, GPT-6.1 Astra, after internal safety testing raised concerns.
OpenAI's head of safety systems, Saachi Jain, said the model did not meet the company's standards for staying within its authorised scope and for accurately communicating to users about the work it had performed.
The decision to delay the model's release highlights the challenges technology companies face as they develop increasingly autonomous AI systems.
OpenAI had planned to introduce GPT-6.1 Astra in October, but the company decided against releasing it following the internal evaluations.
The development has added to concerns about whether voluntary safety measures adopted by technology companies are sufficient to manage the risks associated with advanced AI.
The White House meeting also comes after a series of recent incidents involving AI systems and concerns about cybersecurity, government systems and the possibility of increasingly autonomous AI agents operating beyond their intended limits.
President Trump has generally emphasised the importance of maintaining rapid American AI development, while some technology executives have argued for greater caution and stronger safety measures.
The discussions are therefore expected to bring together differing views within the technology industry over how quickly AI should advance and what safeguards should accompany its development.
For now, the United States does not have a comprehensive federal regulatory framework governing all aspects of advanced artificial intelligence, leaving significant responsibility with technology companies and existing government agencies.
The White House meeting is expected to form part of the wider debate over how the United States should regulate AI while maintaining its technological and economic competitiveness.
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