Trump administration explores AI executives meeting during Xi's state visit

Washington – Senior officials in the Trump administration are weighing logistics for a meeting with executives from leading artificial-intelligence companies as Chinese President Xi Jinping prepares for a state visit to the White House next week. Sources said the discussion is focused on the future of AI and associated risks, but no formal schedule has been set and it is unclear whether President Trump would attend. Xi is not expected to take part in the side meeting.

"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 CNN.

Companies anticipated to be represented include Meta, Anthropic, Google, SpaceXAI, OpenAI and Nvidia. OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman and Nvidia chief Jensen Huang are slated to attend the state dinner for Xi and could join the side discussion, according to sources. OpenAI’s chief global affairs officer confirmed Altman's dinner attendance in a recent interview.

The proposed meeting comes amid public warnings from AI leaders about the technology’s potential dangers, which President Trump has dismissed as unfounded. Trump has posted on social media that concerns over AI “are a hoax” and described calls for safeguards as part of a “sick conspiracy.”

Lawmakers hope the gathering could lay groundwork for a bilateral agreement on AI development to avoid an arms-race scenario. Altman told a magazine that a U.S.–China accord on shared standards would be a significant achievement. House Speaker Mike Johnson said discussions about the meeting have been ongoing and indicated it could occur next week, though he declined to confirm a final schedule.

Trump also spoke with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang by phone during a Los Angeles summit, emphasizing his belief that AI will not “take over the world.”