❯ Trump calls Huang to oppose slowing AI, cites existing US regulatory and enforcement tools

Onstage callJensen Huang took a call from Donald Trump at the All-In Summit in Los Angeles and played the approximately five-minute conversation to the audience on speakerphone, according to Reuters.

Their positionsDuring the September 14 call, Trump said data centers could create local wealth and opposed obstacles to AI development. Huang said companies could voluntarily pause or slow down if they believed their own development was getting out of control. In a separate social media post that day, Trump said the US already had existing tools to constrain and prosecute AI companies.

Audit proposalThe remarks followed a three-step safety proposal by Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei. Amodei advocated independent audit requirements for frontier models to provide more time for risk management. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Elon Musk had expressed support for that proposal.

Legislative workReuters also reported that three US senators were drafting legislation requiring AI companies to demonstrate reasonable precautions against harm, with specific provisions still under discussion. The president’s statements about regulatory tools, voluntary company measures and proposed legislation are actions at different stages, rather than a single implemented framework.

▪ SIGNALTrump emphasized existing regulatory and enforcement tools, Amodei proposed new independent audit requirements, and related Senate legislation remains at the drafting stage.