Donald Trump is everywhere as he is reportedly getting involved in AI development, whether it's through xAI's founder Elon Musk or via Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang.Trump recently made a sudden phone call to Jensen during a live event and interrupted the programme to discuss rising concerns over artificial intelligence. He dismissed the concern about the rise of AI risks while speaking over the phone's loudspeaker and said they were a hoax.The president reacted strongly because he wanted to dismiss growing fears about AI as exaggerated "doomerism" and position himself as a defender of rapid AI expansion. He framed AI safety warnings as a "hoax" and argued that slowing down development would hurt America.Continue reading more about the story.Donald Trump dismissed AI fears as a "hoax" over the phone during a live interview View this post on Instagram Instagram PostDonald Trump had reportedly made a surprise call to the CEO of Nvidia, Jensen Huang, and interrupted his live interview to discuss current fears about AI development. When Jensen received the call, Trump started speaking about how AI almost felt like a conspiracy. He said the happiest country is China.The president further explained that even within the United States, many states that were not expecting any benefits are now satisfied because they are receiving strong interest from people who want to move there.He added,"But now all of a sudden, you see they're building in Finland. They want to build one Google in Finland, which I'm not happy about because they weren't able to get permitting. And I'm telling you, it's a hoax."Trump further mentioned that the data centres are great and they made people and states wealthy. He referred to these data centres as the oil of the next 20-25 years because they're bigger than the internet and AI.Trump's AI stance sparked public and Congressional pushbackDonald Trump repeated his perspectives on AI through his Truth Social account and described criticism of the technology as a sick conspiracy. He accused Anthropic's chief executive of acting like a perfect little angel and claimed that his administration had stopped Amodei and other AI leaders from carrying out actions he considered bad or potentially harmful.Trump further argued that AI does not need regulations or a pause in development but instead needs a strong and smart president. After seeing it, Jimmy Fallon mocked and said that Donald Trump is going to change the name of artificial intelligence to American intelligence.Public opinion showed a different response. According to IT Pro, the University of Massachusetts poll reported that only 23% of Americans approved Trump's handling of AI while 57% disapproved. A separate study from the University of Maryland found that 85% of Democrats and 79% of Republicans supported government regulations and monitoring of AI.Congress also showed disagreement with Trump's position. Some Republicans and Democrats are pressing for action, but the progress might prove difficult in the current political climate.Follow Soap Central for more updates on entertainment.