Jensen Huang puts Trump on speaker at All-In Summit: robots won't take over

Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang brought President Trump on stage by phone Monday during the All-In Summit, the live event tied to the All-In podcast. Huang patched the call through to the room's sound system in front of a large audience — not the first time he has taken a call from the president during work hours, but the first time it has happened in public, on a live broadcast.

Trump used the platform to dismiss concerns about artificial intelligence, calling them a "hoax" and declaring that robots will not take over the world. The remarks come after a turbulent week in AI: over the weekend Anthropic chief executive Dario Amodei published a lengthy essay, "We Must Pace the Frontier," urging a slowdown in development and coordination among governments. The piece drew wide reaction from industry leaders, most of whom broadly agreed with its direction.

Trump pushed back, both in Monday posts on Truth Social and from the stage, arguing that data centers have turned communities that were "dying" into places that are "really rich," without offering specifics or concrete examples. The claim remained a slogan, unsupported by data.

Huang did not challenge the president on the facts, opting instead for a conciliatory line: "We're going to make sure everyone wins the AI race in America. Every industry, every company, every country, every person." The stance reflects Nvidia's commercial interest — broader adoption drives more chip demand — more than a technical risk assessment.

Near the end of the call Huang addressed Trump directly, noting that he was speaking to "thousands" of people in the room, a move that appeared designed to stroke the presidential ego before a tech audience that typically greets political pronouncements on AI with skepticism.