During the All-In Podcast’s All-In Summit on Monday, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang fielded a phone call from President Donald Trump while standing before a large audience. While Huang has previously taken calls from the president during his work schedule, this instance was notably public, with Trump placed on speakerphone for the crowd to hear.
Throughout the conversation, the president addressed growing anxieties surrounding artificial intelligence development, dismissing such concerns as a “hoax.” He used the platform to assure attendees that “the robots will not be taking over,” pushing back against recent narratives about AI risks.
The interaction occurred during an unusually busy period for AI industry news. It followed the release of a lengthy essay by Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei over the weekend, titled “We Must Pace the Frontier,” in which he advocated for slowing the pace of technological advancement.
The ‘hoax’ label feels risky when AI ethics experts are sounding alarms. Hope we aren’t ignoring real dangers for hype.
I’m genuinely surprised he brought it onto the main stage. Usually these political calls stay in private offices.
Interesting timing after Amodei’s essay. Seems like they’re racing to dismiss safety concerns before regulators listen.
Robots won’t take over, huh? Tell that to the thousands of writers and voice actors losing their livelihoods right now.
A public call on stage? That’s either ultimate confidence or a massive PR stunt. Hard to tell which.