US President Donald Trump hosted a high-powered group of tech executives at the White House, showcasing research on artificial intelligence and boasting of investments that companies are making around the United States. The dinner meeting focused on artificial intelligence and investments in the United States, highlighting the growing influence of Indian-American executives in Silicon Valley.
The guest list included top tech leaders such as Meta's Mark Zuckerberg, Apple's Tim Cook, Google's Sundar Pichai, Microsoft's Satya Nadella, and OpenAI's Sam Altman. Trump asked each executive to share their investment plans in America, with Meta's Mark Zuckerberg and Apple's Tim Cook pledging $600 billion each, Google's Sundar Pichai committing $250 billion, and Microsoft's Satya Nadella saying up to $80 billion per year.
Notably, Elon Musk, once a close ally of Trump, was absent from the meeting, sparking public curiosity and speculation. Musk's absence was attributed to a public fallout with Trump over federal spending policies and accusations Musk made about Trump on social media.
The dinner followed an afternoon meeting of the White House's new Artificial Intelligence Education task force, chaired by First Lady Melania Trump, which aimed to prepare young Americans for a workforce increasingly dominated by AI-driven technologies. The event underscored the administration's commitment to fostering technological growth and AI advancement in the United States.
