President Donald Trump hosted a dinner for a few of the largest names in tech within the U.S. on Thursday, together with Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Google CEO Sundar Pichai, and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk was notably absent from the desk however said on X that he was invited however couldn’t attend, and despatched a consultant in his place.
Trump began the occasion by praising each particular person on the desk as “good” and a part of a “excessive IQ group.”
“That is taking our nation to a brand new stage,” he acknowledged.
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On the dinner, Trump requested every tech chief how a lot they deliberate to put money into the U.S. within the subsequent few years. Zuckerberg stated, “at the very least $600 billion by ’28 within the U.S.” Apple CEO Tim Cook made the identical assertion, whereas Pichai talked about $250 billion total, and Nadella acknowledged that the determine might attain as much as $80 billion per yr.
“Good,” Trump stated. “Superb.”
(Left to proper) “AI and Crypto Czar” David Sacks, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, President Donald Trump, and First Girl Melania Trump on the White Home dinner on Sept. 4. Picture by Alex Wong/Getty Photographs
The dinner visitor listing, which the White Home confirmed to the Associated Press, included Google cofounder Sergey Brin, Oracle CEO Safra Catz, White Home AI and Crypto Czar David Sacks, Scale AI founder Alexandr Wang, and Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates.
Through the meal, Trump congratulated Pichai on the latest information of the determined penalties in Google’s landmark antitrust case. The penalties have been considerably lighter than what the DOJ had been in search of. For instance, Google has to cease getting into or sustaining unique distribution offers for Search, Chrome, and different merchandise. Google’s father or mother firm, Alphabet, added $230 billion to its market capitalization this week.
“I am glad it is over,” Pichai acknowledged on the occasion, sparking laughter from different visitors.
Melania Trump Hosts AI Occasion
Earlier than the dinner, on Thursday afternoon, First Girl Melania Trump hosted an event centered on AI in training. The First Girl stated that it was essential to show AI literacy from a younger age to verify the U.S. stayed aggressive in that subject.
The First Girl’s workplace began an “Age of AI” problem final month for college students to create tasks utilizing AI to deal with neighborhood challenges. Submissions are due in December.
“The robots are right here,” Melania Trump acknowledged on the afternoon occasion. “Our future is not science fiction.”
President Donald Trump hosted a dinner for a few of the largest names in tech within the U.S. on Thursday, together with Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Google CEO Sundar Pichai, and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk was notably absent from the desk however said on X that he was invited however couldn’t attend, and despatched a consultant in his place.
Trump began the occasion by praising each particular person on the desk as “good” and a part of a “excessive IQ group.”
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