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Jensen Huang Puts Trump on Speakerphone at All-In Summit, President Calls AI Fears a "Hoax"

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang took a surprise call from President Trump onstage at the All-In Summit in Los Angeles on Monday, putting him on speakerphone. Trump called AI safety fears a hoax, urged the US to beat China, and described data centers as the oil of the next two decades.

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The call came as Huang and the hosts were discussing Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei's call to slow AI capability gains, a position Elon Musk and Sam Altman have publicly backed. It puts the world's biggest AI chipmaker and the White House firmly on the other side.
Huang struck a more nuanced tone separately, saying whistleblower warnings deserve to be taken seriously and that companies should pause or pace their work if they feel out of control. Nvidia declined to comment on whether Huang and Trump will meet to discuss the issues.

August 2026: Trump called Huang during an Nvidia all-hands meeting, audible to employees through Huang's mic

Sept 9: Researcher Jacob Coxon quit Anthropic, warning labs were gambling with lives

Sept 12: Amodei published an essay urging the industry to deliberately slow capability advances

Sept 14: Trump calls Huang live onstage at All-In Summit

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