(NEXSTAR) – President Donald Trump welcomed top Silicon Valley executives to the White House this week for a roundtable focused on artificial intelligence, even as lawmakers from both parties demand tighter regulation of the tech industry.

Leaders from Meta, Google, OpenAI, Apple, and Microsoft joined the president to discuss their investments and progress in AI development.

“This is definitely a high IQ group,” Trump said during the meeting, praising the companies’ efforts.

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg told the president his company had invested “at least $600 billion” in AI initiatives.

Microsoft Founder CEO praised the president for bring the group together. "The work being done by the people at this table is going to change the world,” said Gates.

Trump emphasized his administration’s

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