AI Evening Brief — Sun, Sep 27
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Trump confirms plans for a private dinner with Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei
Trump confirmed on Sunday that he planned to meet Amodei that evening, after Axios and CNBC independently confirmed the invitation. The planned conversation follows a federal appeals court ruling on Friday that upheld the Pentagon's blacklisting of Anthropic technology. Trump also reiterated his opposition to slowing AI development, Reuters reported. · ·
Why it mattersThe meeting would give Anthropic's CEO a direct conversation with the president while the company remains in a dispute with his administration over military use of Claude.
Tools & releases
Thoughtful Things opens crowdfunding for Engram, an offline AI music sampler
The company's prototype bends small audio models to generate and warp sounds on the device, and its Kickstarter campaign is now live.
Why it mattersThe proposed instrument would let musicians experiment with generative audio without an internet connection or subscription. ·.