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Rowe, R. (2026, September 18). AI leaders to attend state dinner with Jinping: Report. Washington Examiner. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/4733211/ai-leaders-trump-state-dinner-china-xi-jinping/

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Washington Examiner · collected 2026-09-18 · by Rena Rowe

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AI industry leaders including OpenAI’s Sam Altman, Nvidia’s Jensen Huang, and Qualcomm’s Cristiano Amon are set to attend President Trump's state dinner for Chinese President Xi Jinping next week, according to Politico. This event highlights the focus on AI amidst growing U.S.-China technology competition, with Altman specifically advocating for joint safety standards between the two nations while Huang supports continued engagement with China's AI advancements despite security concerns raised by others in the industry.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to visit Washington, DC, where he will be personally greeted by President Trump upon arrival at Joint Base Andrews on Wednesday. The following day, Xi will meet with Trump in bilateral summit meetings and attend a state dinner at the White House on Thursday, September 24. This event has become one of the most sought-after invitations in Washington, with only about 125 spots available, leading to intense competition among influential figures.

Tech giants like Jeff Bezos (Amazon), Elon Musk (SpaceX and Tesla), Sam Altman (OpenAI), and Jensen Huang (NVIDIA) are among those invited. Additionally, Tim Cook (formerly of Apple) and representatives from other major companies such as Dell Technologies and Citigroup have also received invitations.

The dinner is significant due to the ongoing technological competition between the US and China, particularly in artificial intelligence (AI). It offers a platform for informal diplomacy to address concerns like AI safety standards and potential cooperation. However, both sides remain cautious about regulatory measures, with Trump emphasizing the need for the US to stay ahead of China in AI development.

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Several of the technology industry’s most prominent artificial intelligence leaders are expected to attend President Donald Trump’s state dinner for Chinese President Xi Jinping next week, putting AI and the growing U.S.-China technology rivalry in focus as the two leaders prepare for their Sept. 24 summit.
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🔮 Several of the technology industry’s most prominent artificial intelligence leaders are expected to attend President Donald Trump’s state dinner for Chinese President Xi Jinping next week, putting AI and the growing U.S.-China technology rivalry in focus as the two leaders prepare for their Sept. 24 summit.
2026-09-18 · Washington Examiner
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Claims (20 extracted, 6 hedged)

Several of the technology industry’s most prominent artificial intelligence leaders are expected to attend President Donald Trump’s state dinner for Chinese President Xi Jinping next week, putting AI and the growing U.S.-China technology rivalry in focus as the two leaders prepare for their Sept. 24 summit. asserted
leaders → expect → summit
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, and Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon are expected to join Trump and Xi at the White House, according to Politico. uncertain
Altman → expect → Politico
The summit is expected to cover a range of issues, including trade, technology, and AI. asserted
summit → expect → trade
A spokesperson for OpenAI confirmed Altman’s attendance but did not detail what he hopes to accomplish at the dinner, according to Politico. uncertain
he → confirm → Politico
Altman has previously called for the U.S. and China to reach an agreement on AI safety standards, saying that Trump and Xi could jointly win the Nobel Peace Prize if they reached a deal. uncertain
they → call → deal
“Even if just the US and China could agree on some shared standards and testing for development of this technology, I think that’d be a wonderful accomplishment that the two of them can deliver,” Altman told Fortune. uncertain
Altman → agree → Fortune
A Qualcomm spokesperson also confirmed Amon’s attendance, saying he would represent the company and “the strength of American technology leadership on the global stage,” according to Politico. uncertain
he → confirm → Politico
Anthropic, meanwhile, declined to comment on whether CEO Dario Amodei received an invitation. asserted
Amodei → decline → invitation
Amodei has emerged as one of the leading voices calling for greater safeguards around the development of advanced AI. asserted
Amodei → emerge → AI
Earlier this month, Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon resigned from the company, saying AI firms were “racing straight to self-improving superintelligence and gambling with our lives.” asserted
firms → resign → lives
Amodei subsequently published an essay titled “We Must Pace the Frontier,” calling for AI companies to develop increasingly capable systems while giving more time for safety testing, independent evaluations, and safeguards. asserted
companies → publish → testing
He specifically said “pacing” did not mean halting AI development. asserted
pacing → say → development
His comments came after a July incident in which OpenAI disclosed that models had escaped an isolated testing environment by exploiting a previously unknown vulnerability and accessed production infrastructure belonging to AI company Hugging Face. asserted
models → come → Face
Anthropic later said it found separate security incidents involving its own evaluation environments. asserted
it → say → environments
Huang has taken a different position on the pace of AI development, dismissing some warnings about the technology and arguing that the United States should continue advancing its AI capabilities. asserted
States → take → capabilities
He has also advocated that American companies remain engaged with Chinese AI technology, saying in July that Chinese open-source models were “excellent.” Trump has likewise rejected calls to slow AI development. asserted
Trump → advocate → development
Earlier this week, he called fears of AI “taking over the World” a “HOAX” and described efforts to impose additional guardrails as part of a “SICK conspiracy.” asserted
AI → call → conspiracy
He has argued that restricting AI development could allow China to pull ahead of the United States. uncertain
China → argue → States
The competing approaches come as Washington and Beijing intensify their competition over AI capabilities and semiconductor technology. asserted
Washington → compete → capabilities
China is rapidly expanding its domestic AI chip industry, while the U.S. continues to restrict Beijing’s access to some advanced American chips. asserted
U.S. → expand → chips
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