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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Holly Patrick

Trump interrupts live event to claim AI concerns are ‘hoax’

Donald Trump called Nvidia's CEO during a summit, claiming that concerns over artificial intelligence are a "hoax."

The US president made a surprise call to Jensen Huang as he spoke at the All-In Summit in Los Angeles on Monday (14 September).

After being put on speakerphone, Trump downplayed concerns about AI and the data centers that run it.

Trump said: “The robots will not be taking over. The AI will not be taking over the rest of the world. The whole thing is a hoax.”

He added that data centers are "great" and make people and states "wealthy."

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