"We must manage AI's growth responsibly," says Melania Trump
Press Clips #31 - Sep 8, 2025
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Melania Trump convened the White House Task Force on AI Education.
The First Lady argued that artificial intelligence could become the greatest engine of U.S. progress but must be built responsibility.
The First Lady launched a nationwide AI Challenge for K-12 students and educators.
“I predict AI will represent the single largest growth category in our nation during the Trump Administration—and I won’t be surprised if AI becomes known as the greatest engine of progress in the history of the United States of America. But, as leaders and parents we must manage AI’s growth responsibly. During this primitive stage, it is our duty to treat AI as we would our own children—empowering, but with watchful guidance. We are living in a moment of wonder, and it is our responsibility to prepare America’s children”
The meeting builds on President Trump’s April executive order advancing AI education, drawing on 135+ private-sector pledges to expand AI learning opportunities for American youth.
President Trump hosted top tech executives, united to “power American AI dominance”
Leaders from OpenAI, Google, Apple, Microsoft, Meta, Oracle, and AMD rallied to support for U.S. leadership in AI.
Industry praised the Administration and its agenda:
Sam Altman (OpenAI): “Thank you for being such a pro-business, pro-innovation President. It’s a very refreshing change.”
Sergey Brin (Google): “It’s a real incredible inflection point right now in AI and the fact that your Administration is supporting our companies instead of fighting with them — it’s hugely important.”
Greg Brockman (OpenAI): “We’ve been just very impressed with how this Administration has really embraced AI.”
Executives announced major commitments, with Apple and Meta each pledging around $600 billion in U.S. investments, framing AI as a transformative frontier where America must dominate
Anthropic launches a National Security and Public Sector Advisory Council
The council brings together bipartisan leaders from Congress, the Pentagon, intelligence, energy, and justice sectors to guide AI adoption in U.S. national security.
Inaugural members include high-profile figures such as former Senators Roy Blunt (MO) and Jon Tester, ex-CIA deputy director David Cohen, and former Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan, among others.
It will advise on applications in areas like cybersecurity, intelligence, and scientific research, while shaping standards for responsible AI use in defense and public sector operations.
This follows recent collaboration between Anthropic and the U.S. government, including:
Claude Gov models
Collaborations with nuclear and cybersecurity agencies
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