President Trump interrupted a conference presentation in Los Angeles on Monday by calling Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and putting the call on speaker, a live exchange that lasted about five minutes and focused on the risks and regulation of artificial intelligence.
During the conversation, the president rejected claims that AI poses an existential threat, calling such warnings "a hoax" and asserting that "the robots are not going to be taking over the world." The onstage phone call underscored the president's alignment with technology executives who argue that concerns about AI safety have been overstated and that government regulation is unnecessary.
That stance sits in contrast to public appeals from some AI firms. The article notes that companies such as Anthropic have sought regulatory oversight, with Anthropic's CEO Dario Amodei repeatedly warning of potential catastrophic risks from unregulated AI development. Amodei has said high-level models could present severe biosecurity threats or autonomous control hazards if not properly governed.
Industry response is divided. Some critics and skeptics characterize Amodei's stark warnings about existential risk as a deliberate promotional tactic - labeled in the article as "alarm propaganda" - intended to generate hype and potentially increase Anthropic's valuation ahead of a large initial public offering.
Following the live call, the president posted on X that those warning AI might destroy the world are "the same people that said, just a short time ago, that the World would be extinguished by 'Climate Change.'" In that post he described such voices as "Revolutionaries, but Revolutionaries for a Bad and Evil Cause."
In a separate post quoted in the article, the president wrote: "I am the Hoax Buster, and I’m right now breaking another Hoax - That AI is going to take over, consume, and destroy the World, and that Robots will be marching into our Cities, and getting rid of us all! This is even wilder than the RUSSIA, RUSSIA, RUSSIA HOAX, or the Global Warming Scam."
The coverage also includes market data shown during the report for stakeholders tracking technology equities: NVDA is listed with a -3.37% move and ANTP is noted at 0.00% in the snapshot provided.
Context and implications
The onstage call and subsequent social posts illustrate a clear policy stance from the president that conflicts with calls for oversight from portions of the AI industry. The exchange highlights a debate with direct relevance to technology companies and capital markets, where differing views about regulation, safety, and business incentives are colliding publicly.