Global tech giants' executives praised US President Donald Trump during a rare dinner that saw the President hosting some of the important and key players in the AI field at the White House on Thursday.
Meta Chief and co-founder Mark Zuckerberg, while attending the dinner, said, "This is quite a group to get together.” Trump hosted the heads of the Google parent Alphabet, Apple, Microsoft and artificial intelligence star OpenAI.
The majority of the people who were invited to dinner had also attended Trump’s swearing-in ceremony, hinting they were ready to cooperate with the 79-year-old president.
However, among the most prominent and influential billionaires and the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, Elon Musk did not attend the dinner, signalling that things are right between the president and Musk after the recent Epstein controversy.
The chief of Tesla and SpaceX put out word in a post on his X social network that he had been invited to the dinner but couldn't attend, sending someone to represent him.
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Apple CEO Tim Cook showered praise on Trump for "setting the tone" for the company to make major investments in US manufacturing. Trump recently threatened to sanction countries that apply regulations to US tech companies, in a direct threat to the European Union.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said, "Thank you for being such a pro-business, pro-innovation president.”
"It's great we all get together and talk about how the United States could lead in this key area and apply it even to the poorest outside the US, as well as to our great citizens," said Bill Gates, who was seated right next to Melania Trump.
Silicon Valley leaders who did not support Trump during his first term in office changed course with his return to office, as the majority of the tech leadership is in awe of the Trump administration, particularly after he gave a shot in the arm to all the tech giants.
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