Jensen Huang took a call from Trump, and showed off something else, too
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Jensen Huang drew attention Monday at the All-In conference in Los Angeles when President Trump called him live on stage. The Nvidia CEO, wearing his signature alligator leather jacket, was handed a foldable phone to take the call. After putting Trump on speaker, they discussed AI safety, and Trump called mounting fears about AI a 'hoax.' Trump said the real beneficiaries of AI panic are China and 'political people,' and argued the technology is too important — 'bigger than the internet' — to slow down. Huang responded by telling Trump that thousands of people were clapping. The article notes it is unclear whether Huang genuinely shares that view or simply cannot say otherwise, since Nvidia depends on AI labs buying more chips and downplaying existential risk supports its share price. Nvidia stock is up 33% over the past year but fell a few percentage points that day. A correction notes an earlier version misidentified the phone as an Apple iPhone Duo; it appears to be a Samsung Galaxy Fold 8.
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