Mark Zuckerberg Set to Attend White House Dinner with Chinese President Xi Jinping
Meta Platforms Inc.'s CEO Mark Zuckerberg is scheduled to attend a state dinner at the White House for Chinese President Xi Jinping on September 24, according to sources familiar with the planning. Joining him will be other prominent tech leaders including Nvidia's Jensen Huang, Qualcomm’s Cristiano Amon, OpenAI's Greg Brockman and Sam Altman, Microsoft's Satya Nadella, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Tesla CEO Elon Musk, Alphabet's Sundar Pichai, and Apple Executive Chairman Tim Cook. The event is occurring amid growing global discussions on artificial intelligence regulation. The dinner highlights the convergence of top tech executives with political leaders at a time when AI development remains contentious. Recent calls for slowing down AI progress have sparked debate between U.S. officials and Chinese authorities, who view such moves as potentially ceding technological ground to China. The White House has resisted additional regulations on AI, emphasizing maintaining an edge over global competitors.
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Topics: China Relations Mark Zuckerberg Meta Tech Leaders White House Event