AXIOS (Alex Isenstadt) - Exclusive: Full list of attendees at White House AI lunch
A host of industry titans and Washington power players are slated to meet with President Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson on Tuesday for a crucial meeting on AI as calls for government intervention mount. Why it matters: The Trump administration wants to take a hands off approach and rely on the industry's own expertise to set guardrails. - A list of RSVPs obtained by Axios shows 31 confirmed attendees for lunch at the summit — spanning industry and key government officials. What's inside: White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, White House Deputy Chief of Staff Richard Walters and White House counsel Will Scharf will attend. - Craft Ventures' David Sacks, former White House AI czar, will attend.…
How many people are confirmed to attend the AI summit lunch according to the RSVP list?
There are 31 confirmed attendees for the lunch summit, including a mix of industry titans and key government officials.
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Why is Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, not attending the White House AI summit?
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is not attending the summit because he is attending the company's annual conference in San Francisco.
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What is the reported stance of the Trump administration regarding AI regulation and guardrails?
The Trump administration intends to take a hands-off approach to AI, choosing to rely on the expertise of the industry itself to establish guardrails.
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Which technology executives are confirmed to attend the White House AI lunch?
Confirmed attendees include Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, Elon Musk, Palo Alto Networks CEO Nikesh Arora, Altimeter CEO Brad Gerstner, ServiceNow CEO Bill McDermott, Micron CEO Sanjay Mehrotra, Social Capital founder Chamath Palihapitiya, Exiger CEO Brandon Rahbar Daniels, Palantir CTO Shyam Sankar, AMD CEO Lisa Su, Broadcom CEO Hock Tan, and the CEOs of Meta, Nvidia, Palantir, Google, and Anthropic. Additionally, OpenAI President Greg Brockman will attend.
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Who are the key political figures scheduled to meet with President Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson for the AI summit on Tuesday?
The meeting includes President Trump, House Speaker Mike Johnson, Vice President JD Vance, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, White House Deputy Chief of Staff Richard Walters, White House counsel Will Scharf, White House science adviser Michael Kratsios, National Cyber Director Sean Cairncross, and National Intelligence Director Jay Clayton.
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