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On Thursday, Donald Trump hosted a high-profile dinner at the White House, inviting a star-studded lineup of tech leaders to discuss tariffs, critical minerals, and AI safety with China's leader, Xi Jinping. The invitees included AMD CEO Lisa Su, OpenAI's Sam Altman, and Elon Musk. The event, described as a "glitzy gathering," saw the attendees seated in a clockwise order around Trump's table.

Lisa Su, AMD's CEO, expressed her enthusiasm for the event, stating she is "honored" to join the White House dinner and that technology relies on a global ecosystem. She is looking forward to seeing the outcomes of the talks, emphasizing the importance of stability in the global tech landscape.

Other notable attendees included Sam Altman, who has advocated for shared AI safety standards, and Elon Musk, who is heavily invested in China through Tesla's Shanghai Gigafactory. Musk also called for peer review or testing of AI models from leading firms in each other's countries.

The seating arrangement featured Trump, his wife Melania, Musk, Su, her spouse Daniel Lin, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, and their spouses Lori Huang and Lori Huang, respectively. Former Apple CEO Tim Cook, China's First Lady Peng Liyuan, and Xi Jinping were also at the table. Other prominent tech executives invited to the dinner included Mark Zuckerberg, Sundar Pichai from Google, and Jeff Bezos from Amazon.