Takeaways from Trump's summit with AI leaders

NPR | By Michel Martin

Published September 30, 2026 at 6:46 AM EDT

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with AI policy expert Aalok Mehta about President Trump's AI Summit with tech industry leaders.

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Michel Martin is a host of Morning Edition.

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