Trump and Xi's AI Dinner Draws Tech Titans Musk, Huang, Altman
Tech leaders including Elon Musk, Jensen Huang, and Sam Altman will attend President Donald Trump's state dinner for Chinese President Xi Jinping on September 24, as US-China tensions over AI and semiconductors escalate. The guest list spans the AI supply chain: Huang represents Nvidia's chip dominance, Altman leads OpenAI, and Apple's Tim Cook brings China manufacturing exposure. The dinner occurs amid ongoing export controls on advanced semiconductors, though no chip policy concessions have been announced. US and Chinese officials agreed over the weekend to establish an AI dialogue, including a mechanism for notifying each other about AI-related incidents. The industry remains divided on AI development speed, with Huang rejecting slowdowns while Anthropic's Dario Amodei advocates for more caution.