Overview

• The Thursday gathering, originally slated for the Rose Garden, was moved indoors to the State Dining Room because of weather as discussions focused on artificial intelligence and keeping investments in the United States.
• Confirmed attendees included Bill Gates, Tim Cook, Mark Zuckerberg, Sundar Pichai, Sergey Brin, Satya Nadella, Sam Altman, Safra Catz and Jared Isaacman, with the president praising the group as highly accomplished.
• Elon Musk was not invited, a notable omission referenced in coverage after his public split with Trump earlier this year.
• Trump asked executives to detail their U.S. spending plans, with cited figures including roughly $600 billion from Meta, $600 billion from Apple, about $250 billion from Google and around $80 billion annually from Microsoft.
• Earlier in the day, First Lady Melania Trump chaired the White House Task Force on AI Education and urged “watchful guidance” for the technology, linking the outreach to youth-focused AI education efforts.