Trump Calls Data Center Opposition a Hoax, Backs Nvidia's AI Buildout
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Updated · CNBC · Sep 14
Trump Calls Data Center Opposition a Hoax, Backs Nvidia's AI Buildout
3 articles · Updated · CNBC · Sep 14
Summary
At the All-In Summit in Los Angeles, Trump told Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang by speakerphone that opposition to AI data centers is “all a hoax” and said, “I’m with you all the way.”
Trump tied that stance to a broader push against slowing AI development, after Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei urged restraint over the weekend and drew support from OpenAI’s Sam Altman and Elon Musk.
On Truth Social, Trump said he sees no need for additional AI regulation, called recent AI fears a “scam,” and argued critics want to slow U.S. construction because America is leading rivals.
The exchange underscored Trump’s increasingly close alignment with Huang and his view of data centers—packed with Nvidia chips—as “the oil of the next 20, 25 years,” even as other policymakers press for safeguards.