Apple Executive Chairman Tim Cook continues his role as government liaison. He stepped down as CEO on September 1, becoming Executive Chairman and Apple government liaison, a role meant to keep CEO John Ternus at a distance from political matters.

Barely two weeks into the position, Cook will attend a state dinner at the White House on September 24. Bloomberg reports that US President Donald Trump is holding the dinner for Chinese President Xi Jinping, inviting CEOs and representatives from various AI companies.

Cook joins Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and Open AI CEO Sam Altman. While Trump likely would prefer Apple CEO John Ternus, Cook has established a rapport with the President through various dinners and donations.

The dinner comes as Open AI and other industry leaders call for more regulation, supposedly to ensure safe AI development, though some speculate it is about keeping competitors from catching up. Trump has declared there will be no regulation against any AI, as that would place the United States at a disadvantage. Discussions will likely involve AI regulations and competition between the rival countries. Perhaps Tim Cook could convince the AI leaders to stop the AI-driven RAM shortage and focus on utilizing existing data centers to their fullest. Of course, that would take nothing short of a miracle, so expect zero useful developments from this little get-together.