Trump calls AI takeover fears a hoax in speakerphone call with Nvidia CEO

Jensen Huang took the call during his All-In Summit interview in Los Angeles on Monday, Sept. 14, where Trump called data centers the oil of the next 20 to 25 years.

What else was said:

• Trump also called data centers bigger than the internet while urging people to act prudently.
• Trump suggested people raising AI fears serve political interests or China.
• Huang praised the Anthropic whistleblower's courage while calling doom predictions not grounded in science.
• Beijing's foreign ministry called the Anthropic slowdown proposal 'fearmongering' on Monday, Sept. 14 — spokesman Guo Jiakun said U.S. chip curbs would harm global AI rules. Trump and Xi Jinping discuss AI on Sept. 24.