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Nvidia chief Jensen Huang put President Donald Trump on speakerphone during the All-In Summit in North Carolina on Monday. The call came as part of a broader week of AI news and saw Trump dismiss recent fears about AI development as a hoax. He told the crowd that robots would not be taking over, a comment made while Huang was on stage before a large audience.
The interaction marks another instance of Huang speaking with the president during work hours, though this was the first time he put the call on speakerphone for a public event. The timing follows the publication of a long essay by Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei calling for a slowdown in frontier AI development. Trump's comments come amid a period of intense public discussion about the pace and safety of artificial intelligence.
Why It Matters: This public endorsement from a sitting US president adds political weight to the debate over AI safety and regulation, potentially influencing public perception and policy discussions at a time when industry leaders are divided on the best path forward.