Overview

• Thursday night’s dinner will bring together executives focused on artificial intelligence immediately after the White House’s new AI Education task force convenes.
• Confirmed attendees include Bill Gates, Tim Cook, Mark Zuckerberg, Sundar Pichai, Satya Nadella, Sam Altman, Sergey Brin, Greg Brockman, and Oracle CEO Safra Catz.
• Additional invitees named by the White House include Scale AI’s Alexandr Wang, Palantir’s Shyam Sankar, Micron’s Sanjay Mehrotra, Blue Origin’s David Limp, TIBCO’s Vivek Ranadive, and Shift4 Payments CEO Jared Isaacman.
• White House spokesman Davis Ingle highlighted the revamped Rose Garden setting and said the president expects to welcome leading business, political and technology figures.
• Melania Trump is chairing the AI education effort and described AI as something to be empowered with careful guidance, as Republicans such as Sen. Josh Hawley press for tougher oversight and resist limits on state regulation.