It is thought that Microsoft (MS) CEO Satya Nadella met with President-elect Donald Trump ahead of the inauguration ceremony on the twentieth and exchanged opinions on artificial intelligence (AI). Moreover, it is thought that NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang won’t have the ability to attend the inauguration ceremony.
Bloomberg reported on the sixteenth (local time) that Microsoft CEO Nadella visited Mar-a-Lago in Florida and talked with President-elect Trump about AI and cybersecurity. CEO Elon Musk and Vice President JD Vance were also present.
Microsoft’s $80 billion investment in data centers announced last week is thought to be a significant issue. On the third, Microsoft revealed its investment plan for this fiscal yr on its website, saying that $50 billion of it will be spent in the US. He also urged the brand new administration to support strengthening America’s AI leadership.
Microsoft donated $1 million to the Trump inauguration fund, and CEO Nadella plans to attend the inauguration ceremony.
Alternatively, CEO Jensen Huang, who said he wanted to satisfy President-elect Trump, is reportedly unable to attend the inauguration ceremony. In accordance with sources, he’s visiting Taiwan yearly around Lunar Latest Yr, and has never attended the presidential inauguration ceremony prior to now.
Nonetheless, NVIDIA is considered one of the businesses with the very best expectations for the launch of the Trump administration. It is because it is anticipated to suffer probably the most damage attributable to the Biden administration’s recent announcement of GPU export controls.
CEO Hwang and Nvidia released a press release criticizing the Biden administration’s actions and saying they believed the Trump administration would ease regulations.
Meanwhile, on the twentieth, when the inauguration ceremony is held, the World Economic Forum (WEF) opens in Davos, Switzerland. For that reason, it’s reported that many technology giants won’t take part in this yr’s Davos Forum.
Reporter Lim Da-jun ydj@aitimes.com
