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Athens, September 30, 2026. The Greek press (Naftemporiki, To Vima, English edition of Protothema) reports on the lunch held on Tuesday, September 29, at the White House between Donald Trump and the leaders of artificial intelligence. Naftemporiki reports that the president stated they had signed a "morally binding" commitment to put safeguards around this rapidly evolving technology. "They self-regulate," he said after the meeting, which included Jensen Huang (Nvidia), Greg Brockman (OpenAI), and Dario Amodei (Anthropic).

The economic daily describes a menu made up of data centers and self-regulation: Trump touted their benefits, judged them to be "the brightest people in the world," and asserted that the United States has "a great lead" that they intend to keep. A table plan published on Truth Social showed him seated near Huang and Elon Musk. The lunch followed OpenAI's cancellation of the release of its latest model for security reasons, and a series of revelations about technologies with unpredictable behavior.

To Vima sets the scene in the rivalry with Beijing: before the meeting, Trump said he did not want to work with Xi Jinping on "controlling" AI, which would hinder American companies. "We are now ahead of China and everyone else, and I want us to stay that way," he said, adding that he had discussed the issue with Xi during the Chinese leader's visit the previous week. The newspaper also quotes Michael Kratsios, Howard Lutnick, and House Speaker Mike Johnson.

Protothema in English highlights the fracture within the Republican majority: Johnson rejects "strict limits" or a "moratorium," but admits to "some framework" by Congress. The issue weighs on the campaign for the November 3 midterm elections: according to a mid-September CNN poll, 82% of Americans are concerned about the pace of AI. The title notes that Anthropic's IPO prospectus mentions "existential risks to humanity."

Naftemporiki finally relays the announcement of a decree renaming the technology "superintelligence," and quotes Trump: "self-regulation is very important," he who opposes restrictions for fear of being overtaken by China.