Executives expected to attend include Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, Google CEO Sundar Pichai, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and Palantir CEO Alex Karp. OpenAI President Greg Brockman is also expected to participate.

The meeting comes amid an intensifying debate within the technology industry and Congress over the potential risks posed by increasingly powerful AI systems and whether additional federal safeguards are necessary.

Some AI executives have warned that advanced systems could pose serious risks if their capabilities develop faster than safeguards designed to control them. Amodei has been among the industry figures calling for stronger precautions around the development of increasingly capable AI.

Other technology leaders have cautioned against slowing innovation. Zuckerberg has argued that individual companies have both a responsibility and an incentive to develop their models safely rather than collectively reducing the pace of development.

Johnson said the White House discussion would focus on finding an appropriate balance between encouraging innovation and providing oversight, while avoiding regulations that could undermine U.S. competitiveness.

Trump has generally favored accelerating American AI development and has dismissed some warnings about the technology as exaggerated, while arguing that excessive regulation could weaken the United States in its technological competition with China.

Tuesday’s gathering follows a private dinner between Trump and Amodei on Sunday. It was their first formal one-on-one meeting after months of disagreement between Anthropic and the administration over AI policy and safeguards.

The White House meeting is the latest indication that artificial intelligence is becoming an increasingly significant policy issue in Washington as lawmakers, administration officials and technology companies debate how to manage its potential economic and national-security benefits while addressing safety concerns.