Last night, President Donald J. Trump and the First Lady held an extraordinary gathering of technology leaders at the White House, focusing on leveraging artificial intelligence to drive the United States to the forefront of global innovation.
Building on the Trump administration's visionary AI action plan and first lady leadership in supporting AI education, this public-private collaboration is driving unprecedented growth in infrastructure and innovation as the United States leads the frontier of this new scientific breakthrough.
Here's what tech leaders had to say about their transformative partnership with the Trump administration:
Sam Altman, CEO of Openai: “Thank you for being such a business, a pro-president. It's a very refreshing change. I'm really looking forward to what you are doing to make our company and our entire country successful.
Google co-founder Sergey Brin: “AI is really an incredible point of inflection right now with AI right now, and the fact that your administration is supporting businesses rather than fighting them. That's very important. I think it's a global race and I'm in CUSP where these AI models are becoming very useful.
Open AI President Greg Brockman: “I was very impressed with how this administration has actually embraced AI. In addition to the biggest infrastructure building in history… there was a choice between optimistic approaches.
Safra Catz, Oracle CEO: “This is the most incredible time. AI is about to change everything – you hear us all say it – but you are our president and you quickly realised this, unleashing American innovation and creativity, essentially unleashing all the work you are doing.
Apple CEO Tim Cook: “Thank you for setting the tone so you can make a measure.” [$600 billion] Here you will find investments in the US and some major manufacturing, advanced manufacturing. I think it says a lot about your focus and your leadership and your focus on innovation. Also, thank you for supporting American companies all over the world. This is very important, important, and I really enjoy working with your administration. ”
Satya Nadella, Chairman and CEO of Microsoft: “Thank you for bringing us together and for bringing us to the US lead. One of the things that I think made this industry unique is not just innovation, but the market access you have clearly championed us for us. We use our technology, but trusting technology over any other alternative is probably the most important issue. You and your policy really help.”
Alphabet, Inc. and Google CEO Sundar Pichai: “Minutes of AI are one of the most transformative moments we've seen in our lifetime, so make sure the US is on the forefront.
Lisa Su, president and CEO of AMD: “The incredible work your administration has done to support the semiconductor industry… The amount of acceleration we've seen over the past few months is the administration being put in place, and we're very grateful for that support.”
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg: “This is a pretty group to come together, and I think all the companies here are investing heavily in the country to build data centers and infrastructure to empower the next wave of innovation… [Meta is investing] In the US, at least $600 billion until 2028.”
