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US President Donald Trump plans to honor tech leaders like Elon Musk and Nvidia’s Jensen Huang with National Medals of Science at a summit on October 8. Other recipients include Sergey Brin from Google parent Alphabet and Lisa Su from AMD for science awards, while Michael Dell and Microsoft’s Satya Nadella will receive technology innovation medals. The event underscores the administration's support for Silicon Valley and its focus on artificial intelligence despite industry concerns over security breaches. Trump emphasizes self-regulation and voluntary frameworks rather than new federal regulations to stay ahead of China in AI development.
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Story summary
On October 8, President Donald Trump honored several leading American innovators at the White House's "Science: A New Golden Age Summit," awarding them the nation’s highest honors for scientific and technological achievement. The recipients of the National Medal of Science included Elon Musk (CEO of Tesla and SpaceX), Sergey Brin (co-founder of Google), Jensen Huang (CEO of Nvidia), and Lisa Su (CEO of AMD). Meanwhile, the National Medal of Technology and Innovation was awarded to Michael Dell (CEO of Dell Technologies) and Satya Nadella (CEO of Microsoft). This event marks Trump's first time presenting these awards and highlights his administration's close ties with Silicon Valley leaders who have come to embrace many of his policies aimed at reducing tax and regulatory burdens on the tech industry. The summit took place just a week after Trump hosted tech executives to discuss concerns over artificial intelligence development, despite some initial reluctance from the tech community during his first term.
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Trump to honour Elon Musk, Nvidia’s Huang with science awards
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US President Donald Trump is set to award billionaire Elon Musk and other tech titans with medals celebrating science and technological innovation at a summit on Oct 8, underscoring the close ties between his administration and Silicon Valley.
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Musk, Nvidia’s Jensen Huang, Sergey Brin of Google parent Alphabet, and Advanced Micro Devices’s Lisa Su are slated to receive the National Medal of Science, according to a White House official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to share details on the event.
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Michael Dell, the founder of Dell Technologies, and Microsoft’s Satya Nadella are due to be awarded the National Medal of Technology and Innovation.
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The summit will reunite Trump with many top tech industry leaders just a week after he hosted them at the White House to discuss concerns over the development of artificial intelligence following a series of high-profile security breaches that fuelled calls for stronger guardrails.
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Even before that gathering got underway, however, Trump had largely dismissed the need for tougher safeguards and executives instead agreed on a voluntary framework that calls for partnering with outside auditors to conduct safety assessments of advanced models.
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Trump has shied away from calling for new federal regulations on artificial intelligence, pushing instead for more self-regulation, warning that any restrictions could mean losing a race with China to develop and harness the technology.
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He’s also signed an order directing the executive branch to rename AI as SI, super intelligence.
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While Silicon Valley was largely wary of Trump during his first term, industry leaders have come to embrace many of his policies as he has moved to reduce their tax and regulatory burdens and pushed for investment in cutting-edge areas.
AI has been a particular focus for the President, who has been a champion of the sector despite voter anxiety over its impact on jobs, energy costs and the environment ahead of midterm elections.
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These recipients are helping ensure America keeps leading the world in innovation,” White House spokeswoman Liz Huston said in a statement.
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Fox News Digital first reported on Trump’s plans to award the tech leaders.
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The summit on Oct 8, dubbed “Science: A New Golden Age”, follows a report Office of Science and Technology Policy Director Michael Kratsios submitted to Trump in July, highlighting the advancement of artificial intelligence in the US.
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The summit will bring together leading scientists and innovators to discuss the evolution of AI, according to the official.
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At the event, Trump is also expected to announce that National Compute, an applied intelligence company, will donate US$100 million (S$128 million) in compute credits to pursue scientific discovery, the official stated.
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Politico first reported the donation.
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The Trump administration will also announce plans to inject more than US$100 million into education programmes for American researchers in STEM fields, Bloomberg previously reported.
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