Trump calls, interrupts Nvidia CEO to say AI fears are ‘a hoax’

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Trump calls, interrupts Nvidia CEO to say AI fears are ‘a hoax’. (2026, September 15). Al Jazeera. https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/9/15/14-09-clip-trump-comments-on-ai?traffic_source=rss

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US President Donald Trump made an unexpected phone call during a live event hosted by Jensen Huang, the CEO of Nvidia, an artificial intelligence chip company. During the call, which interrupted Huang’s presentation, Trump dismissed recent fears about AI development as "a hoax."

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President Trump dismissed growing concerns about the potential dangers of artificial intelligence (AI), asserting that there is no need for additional regulation or "guardrails" on AI development. In posts on social media and comments to reporters, he claimed that the United States already has a sufficient safeguard in his presidency, stating, “The only control or ‘guardrails’ that AI needs is a STRONG AND SMART (High IQ!) PRESIDENT.” Trump also accused unnamed forces of exaggerating risks and engaging in a "SICK conspiracy" against AI companies. This stance contrasts with calls from leading scientists and tech CEOs like Dario Amodei from Anthropic and Sam Altman from OpenAI, who advocate for slowing down the pace of AI development due to safety concerns. The disagreement comes as Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to visit Washington on September 24 for an official summit where AI will be a key topic of discussion between the two nations.

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