President Trump called AI development fears a hoax and said robots will not take over during a live call from the Nvidia chief executive.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang took a phone call from President Trump on Monday while onstage at the All-In Podcast’s All-In Summit and put Trump on speakerphone for the crowd. Trump used the moment to dismiss recent AI safety fears as a hoax and said robots will not take over the world.
The call followed Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei’s weekend essay, We Must Pace the Frontier, which argued for slowing AI development and coordination between governments. AI executives largely agreed with the essay, while Trump pushed back in Truth Social posts on Monday and repeated some of those points at the summit.
For builders and operators, the onstage exchange highlights political risk around AI safety messaging and data center expansion. Trump also claimed communities without data centers were dying and are now wealthy, without offering specifics, and Huang did not challenge him. That posture could shape how AI firms frame safety work, infrastructure projects, and public incentives.
Watch for reactions from Nvidia, Anthropic, and other AI labs as the policy debate moves from essays and social posts to public events. Huang’s decision to amplify Trump’s message onstage may invite questions about how AI companies balance safety advocacy with political access and growth plans.
What matters
- Jensen Huang took a call from President Trump onstage and put him on speakerphone for the crowd.
- The exchange signals White House pressure on AI firms to favor growth over safety pauses.
- Watch whether Huang or other AI leaders answer Trump’s pushback to Anthropic’s pace slowdown essay.
Why it matters
Watch whether Huang or other AI leaders answer Trump’s pushback to Anthropic’s pace slowdown essay.
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