The luncheon featured Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, who received a late invitation following a private dinner with Trump but was seated further from the center. House Speaker Mike Johnson argued during the event against government-mandated moratoriums, calling them a potential "Chinese psyop" that would hinder U.S. progress. Trump reiterated that he would not cooperate with President Xi Jinping on AI governance to ensure domestic firms maintain their technological lead over Chinese rivals.
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Trump Seats Elon Musk and Jensen Huang Beside Him at White House AI Lunch
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A seating chart released by the White House positioned the leaders of xAI and Nvidia at the center of a "Super Intelligence" gathering on Tuesday to discuss the future of artificial intelligence. President Donald Trump sat between Elon Musk and Jensen Huang among a group of 31 attendees, including executives from Meta, Amazon, Microsoft, Google, and Anthropic. The guests, who also included Vice President JD Vance and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, deliberated on how to implement safety guardrails without compromising the U.S. competitive edge, although one major tech company did not attend.
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