# Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang wants you to stop fearing AI and start using it

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> Published: 2026-06-16 23:36:02+00:00

# Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang wants you to stop fearing AI and start using it

In an interview with the Associated Press, Huang called for 'new social norms' to coexist with artificial intelligence while praising Trump's energy agenda

Jensen Huang has a message for anyone still on the fence about artificial intelligence: get over it. The Nvidia CEO sat down with the Associated Press during a groundbreaking ceremony in Sherman, Texas, and made his case that society needs to stop treating AI like a threat and start treating it like electricity, something you just learn to live with.

His core argument is deceptively simple. AI is here, it’s accelerating, and the institutions that govern daily life need to catch up. “We need to create new social norms” in the age of AI, Huang told the AP, a statement that sounds measured until you consider the scale of what he’s actually proposing.

## The Trump connection

Huang also addressed his relationship with President Donald Trump, which has been quietly deepening over the past year. The two have met at least twice, once in December 2025 and again in May 2026, a cadence that suggests Nvidia’s CEO has become something of a regular presence in Trump’s orbit.

The affection appears mutual. Trump has publicly called Huang “amazing” and “smart.” And Huang, for his part, seems happy to play the role.

The specific area of alignment is energy. Trump has pushed for increases in US energy production, and Huang praised that agenda during the interview, framing it as essential infrastructure for the AI buildout. AI data centers are extraordinarily power-hungry, and the country’s grid is already straining under existing demand.

The groundbreaking ceremony itself told the story. Huang was in Sherman, Texas, for the launch of a new Coherent manufacturing facility, the kind of domestic production capacity that both Nvidia and the current administration want to see more of.

## The China question

No conversation with Huang would be complete without addressing the elephant in the server room: China. The AP interview touched on the US-China AI race and the ongoing debate over export controls on advanced chips.

Nvidia sells enormous quantities of chips globally, and China was one of its largest markets before successive rounds of export restrictions began limiting what could be shipped across the Pacific. Huang has consistently engaged with the Trump administration on these policy questions, advocating for a balance between national security and commercial reality.

## What Huang is really selling

Huang’s public commentary has been remarkably consistent. He wants everyone, not just developers or enterprises, to use AI tools like ChatGPT in their daily lives. He frames this as empowerment.

His emphasis on manufacturing and national security during the Texas event also reveals a strategic pivot in how Nvidia positions itself. This is no longer just a chip company talking to developers. It’s a national security asset talking to policymakers.

For investors watching the semiconductor space, Huang’s proximity to the White House is worth monitoring closely. Policy decisions on energy infrastructure, export controls, and domestic manufacturing incentives all have direct implications for Nvidia’s revenue trajectory. A CEO who meets with the president twice in six months isn’t just making courtesy calls.

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