U.S. President Donald Trump is set to present national science and technology medals to six technology leaders on Oct. 8 during the White House "Science: The New Golden Age Summit." The event will focus on superintelligence that surpasses human capabilities, according to the report carried by Techub News and attributed to BeInCrypto.
The National Medal of Science recipients are Elon Musk of Tesla and SpaceX, Google co-founder Sergey Brin, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and AMD CEO Lisa Su. The National Medal of Technology recipients are Michael Dell of Dell Technologies and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. A White House spokesperson said the honorees are helping ensure that the United States maintains its global leadership in innovation.
The report also noted that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei were not included on the list. It added that the award to Musk reflects an easing in his relationship with Trump after the two had disagreed over a tax bill. Musk is currently co-leading the Pentagon’s future warfare research project known as the "Meridian Project."
U.S. President Donald Trump will award national science and technology medals to six technology leaders on Oct. 8, with the ceremony scheduled during the White House "Science: The New Golden Age Summit."
According to Techub News, citing BeInCrypto, the summit will focus on superintelligence that surpasses human capabilities. A White House spokesperson said the awardees are helping ensure that the United States maintains global leadership in innovation.
Award recipients
The National Medal of Science will go to:
- Elon Musk of Tesla and SpaceX
- Sergey Brin, Google co-founder
- Jensen Huang of Nvidia
- Lisa Su of AMD
The National Medal of Technology will go to:
- Michael Dell of Dell Technologies
- Satya Nadella of Microsoft
OpenAI’s Sam Altman and Anthropic’s Dario Amodei were not included on the list of recipients.
Musk and Trump
The report said the awards also point to an easing in relations between Musk and Trump. The two had previously disagreed over a tax bill.
Musk is currently co-leading the Pentagon’s future warfare research project known as the "Meridian Project."
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