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Understanding Jensen Huang's AI optimism and how it influences President Trump

NPR | By Connor Donevan,

Tinbete Ermyas, Juana Summers

Published September 23, 2026 at 2:29 PM PDT

The Nvidia CEO is a relentless AI optimist with the president's ear. Stephen Witt, author of The Thinking Machine, tells NPR's Juana Summers how their relationship could shape the future of AI.

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Connor Donevan

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Juana Summers is a host of NPR's All Things Considered.

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