Trump called Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang mid-interview to rip AI doomerism: 'The robots will not be taking over'
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said AI doomer predictions aren't grounded in science and got a call from President Donald Trump to weigh in.
TL;DR
- President Donald Trump called Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang during an interview to dismiss AI doomerism as a 'hoax'.
- Trump stated that robots will not take over and advised against stopping AI advancement, while urging caution.
- Huang praised a former Anthropic researcher for speaking out on AI safety and stated that existential threat predictions are unscientific.
- Huang emphasized that AI safety is 'paramount' and that the US can lead in AI development safely.
- Huang distinguished between whistleblowing on existing company problems and making unscientific predictions about the future.
- Trump also posted on Truth Social, calling AI doomsday predictions a 'hoax'.