Live Roundups Editor's Desk Insights Executive Ops Weather About 🔍
Home › Technology › In onstage call with Nvidia CEO, Trump deems AI fears a ‘hoax’
Technology

In onstage call with Nvidia CEO, Trump deems AI fears a ‘hoax’

Washington Post Politics Monday 14 September 2026, 20:47 UTC By Ian Duncan 1 min read
Key Points

President Donald Trump dismissed artificial intelligence fears as a “hoax” in a call Monday with the chief executive of the world’s top chipmaker — a conversation that played out onstage in front of a cheering Los Angeles audience. Democracy Dies in Darkness The 7 logo The 7 LIVEIn onstage call with Nvidia CEO, Trump deems AI fears a ‘hoax’ The president has rejected calls by industry leaders for a coordinated slowdown in technological development.

President Donald Trump dismissed artificial intelligence fears as a “hoax” in a call Monday with the chief executive of the world’s top chipmaker — a conversation that played out onstage in front of a cheering Los Angeles audience. Democracy Dies in Darkness The 7 logo The 7 LIVEIn onstage call with Nvidia CEO, Trump deems AI fears a ‘hoax’ The president has rejected calls by industry leaders for a coordinated slowdown in technological development.
Nvidia (ORG) Trump (ORG) Donald Trump (PERSON) Los Angeles (LOCATION) LIVEIn (PERSON)
Originally published by Washington Post Politics Read original →

Related Stories

McKinsey AI Leader on the State of AI Development

Kate Smaje of McKinsey says the recent wave of warnings from AI leaders and researchers about slowing development is an important debate, especially around AGI, risk, pace, and patience. But she says the conversation inside boardrooms is different: executives who have already invested heavily in AI are now focused on whether those tools can scale, deliver profitability, and remain sustainable. She speaks with Romaine Bostick & Isabelle Lee on "The Close."

Bloomberg Technology 5m ago

Cloudflare CEO: Good Guys Have More Tools Than Bad Guys

Cloudflare CEO and Co-Founder Matthew Prince sits down with Bloomberg's Romaine Bostick to discuss AI's potential vulnerability, what's behind the bot traffic increase and if he agrees with Anthropic's Dario Amodei's warning.

Bloomberg Technology 18m ago

Starmoire Launches With Stacy London as Chief Stylist

Katie Palencsar and Stacy London join Bloomberg's Romaine Bostick on The Close to discuss the launch of their end-to-end wardrobe management company, Starmoire.

Bloomberg Technology 22m ago

The classic Chinese parenting playbook won’t survive the AI age

Like many Hong Kong parents, Ms Ng spends her weekend shuttling her eight-year-old son from one tutoring class to another across the city, hoping to strengthen his academic performance. Across Chinese communities worldwide, parents travel the same journey, investing time, money and energy. But as we enter the age of artificial intelligence, we must ask if such striving is still worthwhile.

South China Morning Post 23m ago