OpenAI president Greg Brockman to attend Trump-Xi state dinner at White House
OpenAI president Greg Brockman is expected to attend President Donald Trump's state dinner for Chinese President Xi Jinping at the White House this week, according to Axios, adding another prominent Silicon Valley figure to the guest list. Brockman was not on the initial list of expected guests, which included Amazon's Jeff Bezos, Tesla's Elon Musk, Google's Sundar Pichai, and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. His attendance follows a combined $25 million personal donation to the pro-Trump super PAC MAGA Inc. in 2025. The dinner occurs amid heightened US-China competition over artificial intelligence, with Washington proposing an emergency communication channel with Beijing on AI-related risks. Tech leaders are also pushing for international coordination on AI safety standards.