Tech Leaders Attend White House Dinner with President Trump and Chinese Leader Xi Jinping Amid Trade and AI Discussions
A high-profile dinner hosted by President Trump at the White House included a gathering of prominent U.S. tech leaders and Chinese leader Xi Jinping. Attendees included AMD CEO Lisa Su, Nvidia's Jensen Huang, OpenAI's Sam Altman, Alphabet's Sundar Pichai, Tesla's Elon Musk, and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. Notably absent was Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, who has advocated for more cautious AI development. The discussions between Washington and Beijing are taking place amidst a trade truce, with key issues on the agenda including tariffs, critical minerals, and semiconductors. The U.S. has also proposed a channel for both countries to notify each other about significant AI safety incidents, a proposal that remains under discussion. AMD CEO Lisa Su expressed the importance of a stable global ecosystem for technology and her anticipation of positive outcomes from the talks.
