President Donald Trump held a meeting at the White House on Tuesday to discuss the future of artificial intelligence with executives from the world's most powerful tech companies, but Apple was notably absent. Neither Chairman Tim Cook nor CEO John Ternus attended, while leaders from other tech giants were present. The absence sparked social media speculation that Apple might be lagging in AI, though Altimeter Capital CEO Brad Gerstner dismissed it as a "nothing burger." The White House and leading AI companies, including Nvidia, OpenAI, Meta, Google, and Anthropic, signed an accord on AI safety measures after the meeting.