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Trump Dismisses AI Safety Warnings, Praises Data Centers

By Drooid · Sep 15, 2026, 3:03 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

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U.S. President Donald Trump called Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang during the All-In Podcast on September 14, 2026.
He dismissed AI safety warnings as a hoax and a ‘sick conspiracy’ on Truth Social, saying U.S. safeguards suffice.
Trump praised AI data centers as the ‘oil of the next 20-25 years.’
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, and Elon Musk urged slowing AI development and adding regulatory safeguards.

History

Historical Context

Donald Trump’s 2019 American AI Initiative marked a federal push for AI leadership, and his 2025 revocation of Biden’s AI safety order and new executive orders to preempt state laws reaffirm that deregulation stance. He now again dismisses safety warnings from AI leaders such as OpenAI’s Sam Altman and Elon Musk, highlighting an ongoing clash over national AI policy.

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Story summary

U.S. President Donald Trump called Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang during the All-In Podcast on September 14, 2026.
He dismissed AI safety warnings as a hoax and a ‘sick conspiracy’ on Truth Social, saying U.S. safeguards suffice.
Trump praised AI data centers as the ‘oil of the next 20-25 years.’
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, and Elon Musk urged slowing AI development and adding regulatory safeguards.

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