# AI Safety and Innovation Are Not Mutually Exclusive by Mike Johnson > “[AI] safety and innovation are not mutually exclusive pursuits.” > **— Mike Johnson**, *White House driveway news conference, September 2026* ## Sources and Context - **Indexed source and context:** [[research/Super Intelligence Week Index of Statements from the White House Luncheon|Super Intelligence Week Index of Statements from the White House Luncheon]], entry “Mike Johnson — Safety and innovation.” - **Publication record:** [Source preserving the statement](https://www.semafor.com/article/09/29/2026/trump-johnson-preview-a-new-ai-self-policing-pact); the index classifies the wording as matching reports from multiple outlets. - **Editorial treatment:** The visible bracket restores the artificial-intelligence subject established by the event and surrounding remarks; the source sentence otherwise remains unchanged. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Research index:** [[research/Super Intelligence Week Index of Statements from the White House Luncheon|Super Intelligence Week Index of Statements from the White House Luncheon]] - **Article:** [[articles/Vertically Integrating an AI Superpower from AI Factory to Citizen|Vertically Integrating an AI Superpower from AI Factory to Citizen]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Gigawatt Is the New Measure of War|The Gigawatt Is the New Measure of War]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Immediate AI Risk Is the Public|The Immediate AI Risk Is the Public]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Mike Johnson|Mike Johnson]] - [[wiki/AI Safety|AI Safety]] - [[wiki/AI Superpower|AI Superpower]] - [[wiki/AI Control|AI Control]] - [[wiki/Public AI Trust|Public AI Trust]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “[AI] safety and innovation are not mutually exclusive pursuits.” — Mike Johnson, White House driveway news conference, September 2026 https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-mike-johnson-ai-safety-innovation-not-exclusive ```