During an industry summit call with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, President Donald Trump defended artificial intelligence against criticism, dismissing concerns about AI safety as a "hoax." Trump emphasized the need for the U.S. to outpace China in AI innovation and praised data centers as crucial economic drivers. The call was placed on speakerphone during a podcast recording at the All-In Summit, with Nvidia remaining silent on future meetings or discussions with Trump regarding these issues.
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President Donald Trump on Monday called Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang during an industry summit and gave another full-throated defense of artificial intelligence after Huang put the call on speakerphone.
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Huang → call → speakerphone
Trump characterized concerns about AI safety as a “hoax,” while telling Huang in the middle of the All-In Summit that the U.S. had to beat China in AI innovation and development.
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U.S. → characterize → innovation
“The robots will not be taking over.
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robots → take → ?
The AI will not be taking over the rest of the world.
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AI → take → world
The whole thing is a hoax,” Trump said, suggesting that critics are “just playing right into the hands of a lot of people that don’t want to see it happen.
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it → say → people
Trump also lauded politically unpopular data centers, calling them “great” and saying they make people and states “wealthy.”
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people → laud → them
“It’s the oil of the next 20, 25 years, it’s bigger than the internet and AI, you know, much more so,” he said, while adding that people “have to be a little careful” and do things “prudently.”
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people → ’ → things
A video of Trump’s call, posted on X, was reposted by the Trump War Room account, which is associated with a Trump-aligned PAC.
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which → post → PAC
The call is also included in a podcast that Huang was recording at the time.
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Huang → include → time
Nvidia said it had no comment on Huang’s exchange with Trump or whether they will be meeting soon to discuss these issues.
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they → say → issues
Trump’s comments to Nvidia, one of the world’s biggest manufacturers of AI chips and hardware, come as AI leaders have called for slowing down development of the technology.
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leaders → come → technology
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei wrote in an essay over the weekend that AI development needed safeguards, which was quickly endorsed by Tesla CEO Elon Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, among others.
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which → write → others
It came after researchers at leading AI companies stepped down from their jobs last week and spoke out over safety concerns, some describing them as an existential threat to humanity.
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some → come → humanity
Former President Barack Obama urged Democrats last week to prioritize the development of an AI agenda.
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Obama → urge → agenda
Trump, however, has firmly stood by his support for AI development.
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Trump → stand → development
In a flurry of social media posts Monday, Trump described AI concerns as a “SICK conspiracy” and a “hoax.”
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Trump → describe → conspiracy
During the Nvidia phone call, Trump said he assumed Huang was on the same page as him regarding AI development; Huang said they were.
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they → say → development
“We’re going to make sure that everybody wins in the AI race in America.
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everybody → go → America
Every industry, every company, every state, every people,” he told Trump during their call.
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he → tell → call
The Nvidia CEO, who helped persuade Trump last year to not send National Guard troops to San Francisco, sits on Trump’s council of science and technology advisers.
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who → persuade → advisers
He has lobbied lawmakers to allow sales of Nvidia around the world, which lawmakers have said could advantage China and undercut U.S. leadership in technology.
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His conversation with Trump came as House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., who had been urged by House Democrats to end recess early so the lower chamber could take legislative action regarding AI safety, said this week that industry leaders should be the ones taking the lead on safety.
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Johnson said Monday that Trump would call a meeting with AI leaders.
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Trump → say → leaders
A source familiar with the matter told NBC News that a meeting between Trump and the leaders was “in the works,” but no clear timing had been nailed down.
CORRECTION (Sept. 14, 2026, 10:39 p.m. ET):
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timing → tell → works
A previous version of this article and its headline misstated the event where Trump spoke by phone to Nvidia’s CEO.
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Trump → misstate → CEO
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