Trump Called AI Safety a "Hoax" — Then China Agreed With Him
Trump Calls AI Safety Fears a "Hoax": Inside the Weekend That Divided Silicon Valley and Washington TL;DR On September 14, 2026, President Trump dismissed AI safety fears as a "hoax" and "a scam" in a series of Truth Social posts, then repeated it live during a surprise phone call with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang on stage at the All-In Summit. Huang's own position was more layered than a flat endorsement - he praised departing Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon for "great courage," but rejected AI-doom predictions as "not grounded in science" and said companies worried about their own pace should slow down voluntarily rather than expect the whole industry to follow. China's Foreign Ministry called the slowdown push "fearmongering," and state media described it as a "Cold War playbook" aimed at containing China. Chip stocks took a real hit: Nvidia closed down 3.36% at $210.96, Micron fell around 5.25%, and th...