AI CEOs Predictably Suck Up to Trump Amid ‘AI Pause’ Debate

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What happened

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman requested a private meeting with Trump last week, while Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang dialed up him on stage at an event.

Key facts

  • Reported by Gizmodo and published Tue, 15 Sep 2026 02:52:23 UTC.

Why it matters

Platform, chip and AI decisions set the terms other companies have to build on, so a single announcement here tends to ripple through products, supply chains and regulation.

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  1. Jensen Huang took a call from Trump, and showed off something else, too

  2. AI CEOs Predictably Suck Up to Trump Amid ‘AI Pause’ Debate

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