Trump Calls AI Risk a 0% Hoax as Jensen Huang Gains Sway
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Updated · The New York Times · Oct 7
Trump Calls AI Risk a 0% Hoax as Jensen Huang Gains Sway
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Oct 7
Summary
At the All-In Summit in Los Angeles, Trump told attendees by speakerphone that threats to human life from AI were a “hoax” and that “robots are not going to be taking over the world.”
Jensen Huang, 63, set up the call and echoed his own long-running view that AI poses a 0% chance of ending the world, while opposing regulation that could slow development.
The report says Huang has built a close relationship with Trump through frequent calls and public flattery, helping steer the president toward lighter AI oversight and looser export limits to China.
Nvidia’s dominance gives Huang unusual leverage: its AI data-center racks cost about $8 million each, and the company is projected to net roughly $250 billion from such equipment in 2026.
The episode highlights a wider split between hardware engineers, who see AI safety as an engineering problem, and software-focused critics who warn current systems remain poorly understood and potentially dangerous.