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Trump Calls NVIDIA CEO onstage, Declares AI Fears a Hoax
WHY IT MATTERS
The call signals that political figures are actively engaging with tech leaders to influence public perception and policy discussions around AI development and regulation.
What happened
On Monday, NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang answered a call from former President Donald Trump while speaking at the All‑In Podcast’s All‑In Summit in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Huang placed Trump on speakerphone before a large audience, allowing the former president to launch into a brief address that dismissed recent concerns about artificial intelligence as a "hoax" and asserted that "the robots will not be taking over."
The onstage exchange followed Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei’s recent essay, "We Must Pace the Frontier," which urged a slowdown in AI development.
The incident highlights the growing intersection of politics and technology, as leaders directly engage with industry executives to shape public discourse on AI’s future.
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