Nvidia's Jensen Huang Beats Zuckerberg, Bezos for Trump's AI Favor as Stock Climbs
Nvidia (NVDA) CEO Jensen Huang has emerged as President Donald Trump‘s most trusted voice on artificial intelligence policy, edging out rivals like Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg and Amazon‘s Jeff Bezos for the president’s favor. Trump publicly backed Huang during a live phone call at the All-In Summit, a Los Angeles tech and venture capital conference, dismissing warnings that artificial intelligence poses existential risks. Trump has separately called mounting AI safety concerns a hoax, a stance that lines up with Huangs own dismissal of the warnings. Trumps Widening Circle of Tech Allies Zuckerberg and Bezos have also courted Trump this term. Experts say Huang wields more influence, since Nvidia sits atop the AI supply chain. He is expected to join Trumps state dinner for Xi Jinping this week. Huang has appeared alongside Trump at least six times since the second term began. Their joint trips have included Saudi Arabia, the U.K. and China. “Trump just likes winners, and Jensens very good at speaking his language.” Said Samuel Hammond, director of AI policy at the think tank Foundation for American Innovation Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told lawmakers last week that Trump‘s stance on artificial intelligence is closely aligned with Huang’s. A Split Over AI Safety Huangs dismissal of safety warnings puts him









