“We’re not going to let that happen”: Trump calls Nvidia’s CEO in the middle of the conference

While attending a conference focused on the various calls to slow the pace of AI development, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang received a call from Donald Trump.In front of a packed house and with the President of the United States on the phone, Huang took a stance contrary to the various calls to slow the development of AI.

Donald Trump calls Nvidia’s CEO live during a conference

It was a somewhat surreal scene that took place during a conference at the All-In Summit in Los Angeles. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang was discussing with the co-hosts of a podcast the various calls in recent times to slow the development of AI, notably from Anthropic, OpenAI, and Elon Musk. The discussion was proceeding normally until a phone was brought to Huang on stage. On the other end of the line, none other than Donald Trump.

Holy crap POTUS just phoned in @JensenHuang live on stage at All In Summit

We will not lose the ai race! And whatever Dario said this weekend won’t stop our progress

This made my morning!$NVDA pic.twitter.com/Sr4wV9kMfz

— Ben Pouladian ✈️ All-in Summit (@benitoz) September 14, 2026

The President of the United States thus took the opportunity to reiterate his view on the calls to slow the development of AI: “ They are playing right into the hands of those who do not want this to happen. It could be politicians. It could also be China. And we will not let that happen. It’s a hoax ”.Donald Trump's position on the issue was already known, but the Nvidia chief executive's response was, for his part, rather surprising: “You're right. We're not going to let that happen, sir.” Trump then replied, “I fully support you,” while adding: “We have to be cautious… We have to act judiciously, but that doesn't mean we're going to paralyze an entire sector.”

A position that runs counter to the various calls to slow down AI development

Dario Amodei, the head of Anthropic, published a long text focused on the dangers of artificial intelligence. Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, is calling for AI development to be slowed down, but is unwilling to be the only one. For his part, Elon Musk said on X: “In my view, general artificial intelligence (AGI) poses a much greater risk than nuclear weapons.”

I’ve seen quite a few technologies develop, but none with this level of risk.AGI is significantly higher risk than nuclear weapons, in my opinion.

Super smart humans have trouble imagining something vastly smarter than themselves.

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 25, 2023

Donald Trump, for his part, categorically rules out any slowdown in AI development: “We are ahead of China in AI. We are the most advanced country in the world and, to be very honest, I want it to stay that way, because whoever dominates AI wins the game.” Without support from the US government, OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google would even work toward creating an organization tasked with regulating AI development.

Echoing Donald Trump, Nvidia’s CEO takes a position markedly contrary to the various calls to slow the pace of AI development. And it goes without saying that this stance carries considerable weight: Nvidia is one of the world’s leading chip suppliers and generates substantial revenue.

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