President Donald Trump hosted a high-profile dinner Thursday with America’s top tech leaders, highlighting advances in artificial intelligence and pressing executives about their investments in the United States.
Around the long table in the White House State Dining Room, executives from Meta, Apple, Google, Microsoft, and OpenAI detailed their commitments. Mark Zuckerberg and Tim Cook each cited $600 billion, while Sundar Pichai pledged $250 billion. Microsoft’s Satya Nadella said the company invests up to $80 billion annually. “Very good,” Trump replied, calling the gathering “a meeting of high IQ people.”
Noticeably absent was Elon Musk, once close to Trump but now estranged. Instead, AI rival Sam Altman of OpenAI took part.
The dinner followed a session of the White House’s new Artificial Intelligence Education Task Force, chaired by First Lady Melania Trump. “The robots are here. Our future is no longer science fiction,” she told participants.
What The Tech Leaders Had To Say
Google co-founder Sergey Brin: "It's a real incredible inflection point right now in AI and the fact that your administration is supporting our companies instead of fighting with them — it's hugely important." pic.twitter.com/3vUGc1Dvai
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) September 5, 2025
Google CEO Sundar Pichai: "The AI moment is one of the most transformative moments any of us have ever seen... The AI Action Plan, under your leadership, I think is a great start, and we look forward to working together — and thanks for your leadership." pic.twitter.com/AKzlSgbYJl
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) September 5, 2025
.@AMD CEO @LisaSu: "The incredible work that your administration has done to support the semiconductor industry... the amount of acceleration that we've seen just in the few short months that the administration has been in place — we're so grateful for that support." pic.twitter.com/UjrORUbzLQ
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) September 5, 2025
.@Microsoft CEO @satyanadella: "Everything that you're doing in terms of setting in place the platform where the rest of the world can not only use our technology, but trust our technology more than any other alternative, is perhaps the most important issue." pic.twitter.com/4xNxZggG3f
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) September 5, 2025
.@Apple CEO @tim_cook: "I want to thank you for setting the tone such that we could make a major [$600 billion] investment in the United States... That says a lot about your focus and your leadership and your focus on innovation." pic.twitter.com/289vkiB6vy
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) September 5, 2025
.@OpenAI CEO Sam Altman: "Thank you for being such a pro-business, pro-innovation President. It's a very refreshing change...The investment that's happening here, the ability to get the power of the industry back... I don't think that would be happening without your leadership." pic.twitter.com/suGDIJFlx8
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) September 5, 2025
.@OpenAI President Greg Brockman @gdb: "We've been just very impressed with how this Administration has really embraced AI... There has been a choice of whether to approach it with optimism, and I think that that's what I've really seen from this Administration." pic.twitter.com/cLGmDzLwtO
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) September 5, 2025
.@Oracle CEO Safra Catz: "AI is going to change everything... The fact that you are our President and you recognized this right away, and you've unleashed American innovation and creativity... is making it possible for America to WIN." pic.twitter.com/gWfrUHhc9R
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) September 5, 2025
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