Updated
Updated · CNBC · Sep 15
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang to Attend Trump-Xi State Dinner Next Week as AI Talks Loom
Updated
Updated · CNBC · Sep 15

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang to Attend Trump-Xi State Dinner Next Week as AI Talks Loom

3 articles · Updated · CNBC · Sep 15

Summary

  • Jensen Huang is expected to join President Donald Trump’s state dinner for Xi Jinping in Washington next week, according to a person familiar with the private guest list.
  • AI is expected to be a main topic when Trump meets Xi, making the Nvidia chief’s presence notable as the company sits at the center of the global AI chip race.
  • Huang’s planned attendance also underscores his increasingly visible alignment with Trump, after the two this week pushed back on other tech CEOs’ warnings about rapid AI development.
  • The White House said Trump invited several American business leaders to the dinner to help pursue “good deals” for the country; other guests have not been disclosed.

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