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Nadella, Cook, Altman, Huang to Attend Trump-Xi Dinner Amid AI Debate
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Moneycontrol•21-09-2026, 07:25
Nadella, Cook, Altman, Huang to Attend Trump-Xi Dinner Amid AI Debate
- •Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, Apple Executive Chairman Tim Cook, OpenAI chief Sam Altman, and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang are slated to attend a White House state dinner for Chinese President Xi Jinping.
- •Qualcomm Inc. head Cristiano Amon is also expected to be present at the dinner.
- •The gathering will bring together prominent tech figures amidst an ongoing debate about artificial intelligence and its regulation.
- •The event follows Anthropic PBC CEO Dario Amodei's call for an industry-wide slowdown in AI development due to potential risks.
- •The Trump administration has opposed additional AI regulations, arguing it would give China an advantage, a stance echoed by China which called Amodei's remarks "fearmongering."
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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, Apple Executive Chairman Tim Cook, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, OpenAI chief Sam Altman, and Qualcomm head Cristiano Amon are expected to attend the White House state dinner for Chinese President Xi Jinping on September 24.
The tech leaders are gathering during an escalating debate over artificial intelligence, how to control the technology, trade, semiconductor restrictions, and the flow of Chinese rare-earth minerals to the global economy.
Anthropic PBC CEO Dario Amodei called for an industry-wide slowdown in AI development to prevent large-scale cyberattacks and other risks, remarks that China criticized as fearmongering while the Trump administration rejected the need for additional regulations.
