Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang tells Trump we won’t let AI slowdown happen
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| Source: TechCrunch | Original article
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang told President Trump he will oppose any AI slowdown, a stance that contrasts with calls from Elon Musk, Sam Altman and Dario Amodei to curb the pace.
Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang fielded a surprise call from President Donald Trump while speaking at the All‑In Summit in Los Angeles on Monday. The call, which could not be sent to voicemail, turned into a brief on‑stage exchange in which Trump dismissed recent pleas from industry leaders – including Elon Musk, Sam Altman and Anthropic’s Dario Amodei – to pause or tighten regulation of artificial‑intelligence development. Huang replied that Nvidia would not allow an “AI slowdown,” adding, “I’m on stage with the besties,” as he referenced the venture‑capital hosts of the All‑In podcast.
The encounter follows a string of high‑profile clashes over AI policy. Earlier this week, Trump rebuffed a joint appeal from the CEOs of Anthropic, OpenAI and xAI to temper the pace of AI progress, and Altman publicly countered Trump’s stance. Those exchanges underscored a growing tension between political calls for caution and the tech sector’s push for rapid innovation.
Huang’s refusal to entertain a slowdown signals Nvidia’s confidence that its hardware and software ecosystem will continue to drive the industry forward, even as regulators worldwide debate tighter oversight. The stance also highlights the company’s strategic positioning as a critical supplier for generative‑AI models, a role that has attracted massive financing – exemplified by SoftBank’s recent multi‑billion‑dollar loan facility to back its OpenAI investment.
What to watch next: whether Huang’s comments will prompt a formal response from the White House or from AI‑focused lawmakers, and how Nvidia’s position might influence upcoming policy discussions at the upcoming EU AI Act deliberations and U.S. congressional hearings. The episode also raises the question of whether other chipmakers will echo Nvidia’s defiance or adopt a more cautious tone as the debate over AI safety intensifies.
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