(Sept 26): US President Donald Trump will host an event with tech and AI leaders on Tuesday to launch a new government website, as his administration faces pressure to adopt new guardrails for the use of artificial intelligence (AI).

The new website, America.gov, is designed to help Americans access federal information and resources currently spread among numerous agencies, according to a White House official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to share details on the initiative. The all-day event will also include panel discussions on AI, energy dominance, health, space and agriculture, the official added.

Among those expected to participate are Nvidia Corp’s Jensen Huang, Tesla Inc’s Elon Musk and Tom Brown, co-founder of Anthropic PBC, according to a press release, They’ll be joined by US Vice President JD Vance and other officials, including Airbnb Inc co-founder Joe Gebbia, who as head of the National Design Studio has a lead role in redesigning government processes. 

Gebbia told Fox News Digital, which first reported the event, that a new AI tool would help Americans more easily access government help.

The administration’s embrace of AI comes even as the technology faces renewed scrutiny as leading industry figures warn of a credible threat to humanity if models are allowed to develop without more safeguards. Trump has dismissed those calls, insisting that he will not slow AI development amid a US race with China to dominate in the rapidly developing field. 

AI has in many ways become a focal point of the economic rivalry between the US and China — and was one of the major questions looming over Trump’s summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping this week. Beijing has signalled that it does not intend to slow down its own AI development, though Xi indicated some openness to setting boundaries during his US visit, saying both countries have to “ensure the development of AI is always under human control.”

AI has also become a flashpoint in upcoming November midterm elections to determine control of Congress, as voters express concern over the impact it will have on jobs and the construction of massive data centres that are driving up household energy bills. Trump has dismissed talk of a voter backlash over data centres as a “sick conspiracy”.

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