Silicon Valley Comes to DC to Push for More AI, Less Government

Safra Catz, chief executive officer of Oracle Corp.

Photographer: Zak Bennett/Bloomberg

Top Silicon Valley executives lavished praise on the Trump administration, supporting its efforts to cut the size of the federal government and create more business opportunities for US tech companies during a summit with lawmakers and officials.

The increasingly cozy relationship between tech and the White House was evident throughout Wednesday’s Hill and Valley Forum. The daylong conference hit on some favorite talking points in tech circles, including artificial intelligence applications in national security, the growing AI arms race with China and the need for “securing leadership in space.”