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The dinner next week is conducted for Xi Jinping during his Washington visit , inviting US top leaders like Apple’s Tim Cook, OpenAI’s Sam Altman and Nvidia’s Jensen Huang.The guest list underlines US-China tensions over AI, trade and technology positioning these executives at the heart of key talks.A White House official said in a statement Wednesday: “ Trump has invited several great American business leaders to his dinner with Xi….
OpenAI also told employees that the company was receptive to moderating the pace of next-generation development of AI and that it hoped that other labs would also follow.According to CNBC, this position has also drawn Altman closer to Anthropic’s CEO who has openly advocated for decelerating frontier AI advancement.
State dinners are among the highest diplomatic honors a US president can confer on a foreign leader and are commonly reserved for heads of allied nations.
Trump set to host tech CEOs at state dinner for Xi Jinping: What to know September 17, 2026.
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