Trump Hosts Zuckerberg, Cook, Altman, More at White House Dinner – Musk Was Absent

The prestigious group are the minds and money behind Trump’s vision of US dominance in AI.

President Donald Trump hosted a who’s who of tech leaders at the White House on Sept. 4, emphasizing an alliance between the administration and the AI industry. Attendees, including OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Apple CEO Tim Cook, and Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella, expressed appreciation to Trump for his support of American innovation.

Perhaps conspicuously missing were former Trump confidant and Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who said he was invited but did not attend, and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang; sources reached by The Wall Street Journal said Huang prefers one-on-one meetings.

The dinner took place after the White House Task Force on Artificial Intelligence Education roundtable, which was ...