Big Tech has been one of Trump’s biggest long-term rivals, a frequent target of his ire in public speeches. During the 2024 election cycle, however, several major Big Tech figures started to warm to him, with the trend intensifying after his victory. Tesla CEO Elon Musk and software engineer Marc Andreessen were the first to lead the charge, playing major roles in Trump’s election.

The artificial intelligence space is filling up with competitors trying to attract Trump’s attention. Republicans have been critical of how Biden has handled the burgeoning technology.

Trump is expected to roll back President Joe Biden’s executive order on AI that the GOP has called dangerous and said “hinders AI Innovation, and imposes Radical Leftwing ideas” on the technology.

A lighter regulatory regime for AI could be a boon for the Big Tech world that has been at odds with Trump most of the past decade.

Here are some of the most prominent Big Tech figures warming to Trump:

Sam Altman

Altman donated $1 million to the inaugural fund, further adding a message of unambiguous support for the president-elect.

“President Trump will lead our country into the age of A.I., and I am eager to support his efforts to ensure America stays ahead,” he said in a written statement to the New York Times.

Altman’s decision to throw money behind Trump comes after he donated to Biden’s 2024 reelection effort and his firm has stocked itself with former Clinton and Obama White House officials.

Altman has also clashed with Musk, a close adviser and major donor to Trump, though he has said he isn’t concerned his rival’s close proximity to the president-elect will mean there is any corruption to ensure his own xAI program gets preferential treatment.

Mark Zuckerberg

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has turned his political messaging around in recent months. Facebook played a major role in the 2020 election and came under fire from Trump and Republicans for allegedly suppressing conservative voices. Zuckerberg was also tied to an effort to funnel cash to programs designed to boost voter engagement that went almost exclusively to Democratic-leaning outfits. The program was derisively called “Zuckerbucks” by its critics.

But Zuckerberg has since admitted Facebook censored different voices and promised he would address those concerns as well as pull back funding for the voting efforts.

When Trump was the victim of an assassination attempt on July 13, Zuckerberg stopped short of following Musk and endorsing him, but he praised his response.

“Seeing Donald Trump get up after getting shot in the face and pump his fist in the air with the American flag is one of the most badass things I’ve ever seen in my life,” the Meta CEO said in July.

Part of Zuckerberg’s overtures were reportedly due to feeling embittered after Democratic criticism despite his 2020 election efforts. Despite this, he has attempted to remain above politics as much as possible, refusing to endorse Trump or outgoing Vice President Kamala Harris.

Even without the endorsement, Zuckerberg has tried to ingratiate himself with Trump in recent weeks. He congratulated Trump on his “decisive victory” and met with him at Mar-a-Lago last month. And he reportedly donated $1 million to Trump’s inaugural fund this week in what could be another attempt to put himself on Trump’s radar.

Tim Cook

Two people with knowledge of the situation told the New York Times that Apple CEO Tim Cook is due to dine with Trump at Mar-a-Lago on Friday.

Cook was noted as having a better relationship with Trump in the first administration than other Big Tech heads. He was reportedly close with Trump’s daughter Ivanka, a major figure in the first administration.

The Apple head was quick to congratulate Trump on his victory in November.

“Congratulations President Trump on your victory! We look forward to engaging with you and your administration to help make sure the United States continues to lead with and be fueled by ingenuity, innovation, and creativity,” he said in a post on X.

Sundar Pichai

Google CEO Sunder Pichai, despite a frosty relationship during the first Trump administration, has made some overtures toward Trump ahead of the second. He dined with Trump at Mar-a-Lago and has signaled a desire to cooperate with Trump in the field of AI.

He said that he’s ready to work under a Trump-run “Manhattan Project” for AI.

“I think there is a chance for us to work as a country together,” Pichai said in an interview with Semafor. “These big, physical infrastructure projects to accelerate progress is something we would be very excited by.”

Jeff Bezos

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is scheduled to dine with Trump at Mar-a-Lago next week following some favorable moves toward Trump. He is also due to donate $1 million to the inaugural committee.

Bezos personally made the decision to disallow the Washington Post, which he owns, from making a presidential endorsement. The move was widely understood as a non-endorsement of Harris, though explained by Bezos as intended to make the outlet more nonpartisan.

“Presidential endorsements do nothing to tip the scales of an election. No undecided voters in Pennsylvania are going to say, ‘I’m going with Newspaper A’s endorsement.’ None,” Bezos wrote in an op-ed explaining his decision. “What presidential endorsements actually do is create a perception of bias. A perception of non-independence. Ending them is a principled decision, and it’s the right one.”