Administration officials are currently discussing the logistics for a potential meeting between prominent technology and artificial intelligence executives and government representatives in Washington, DC, next week. The proposed gathering would coincide with Chinese President Xi Jinping’s high-stakes state visit to the White House, though the specific schedule and final arrangements have not yet been confirmed.
It remains uncertain whether President Donald Trump will personally participate should the meeting take place, and current plans do not include the Chinese leader. An administration spokesperson emphasized that officials maintain ongoing contact with AI frontier labs to secure American technological dominance and ensure public safety.
High-profile industry leaders, including OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, are among those expected to be in the capital for the president’s state dinner. Their presence has fueled speculation regarding a parallel meeting aimed at discussing the future of AI and its associated risks. Meanwhile, representatives for companies such as Meta, Anthropic, Google, and SpaceXAI did not provide comments regarding their potential involvement.
The push for these discussions occurs as various industry figures, such as Altman, Dario Amodei, and Elon Musk, have voiced public concerns regarding the dangers of unchecked artificial intelligence growth. President Trump has frequently dismissed these warnings, arguing that such caution could undermine domestic progress and benefit geopolitical competitors. In a series of social media posts, he labeled fears regarding AI’s existential threats as a hoax and a sick conspiracy.
Despite this rhetoric, there is optimism among some lawmakers that a meeting could serve as a foundation for an agreement between the US and China to prevent a global AI arms race. Altman recently suggested in an interview that reaching a shared standard for testing and development between the two nations would be a major accomplishment for both leaders.
House Speaker Mike Johnson confirmed that talks regarding an executive meeting have been underway for some time, noting that the timing near President Xi’s visit is coincidental rather than strategic. While the speaker did not confirm a finalized date, he indicated to reporters that the session is tentatively slated for next week.
President Trump has maintained an active dialogue with industry figures on this subject, including a recent phone call with Nvidia’s Jensen Huang. During that conversation, which took place while Huang addressed a summit in Los Angeles, the president reaffirmed his stance on the technology. He told the audience that he holds a common-sense view of AI, stating firmly that the machines will not be taking over the world, reiterating his characterization of the threat as a complete hoax. The report also notes that “AI taking over the World, destroying Humanity, and all other things bad, is a HOAX,” Trump posted on social media Monday, one in a series of aggressive messages that argued that the calls for more guardrails are part of. The report also notes that altman told Fortune Magazine last week that he thinks Trump and Xi would get the Nobel Peace Prize together if they could come to some sort of agreement on AI development. The report also notes that “We’ve been talking about this for quite some time and all the discussion from the weekend and the first couple days this week prompted us to go ahead and schedule it,” he said. The report also notes that “The Administration is in regular contact with AI frontier labs, and will continue engaging with the tech industry to cement America’s AI dominance while keeping Americans safe,” a Trump administration official told. The report also notes that given Trump’s and other top Republicans’ focus on edging ahead of Beijing, holding a meeting around the summit with Xi — even if the Chinese leader didn’t participate directly — could provide for an awkward setting.