Nvidia's CEO Says US and China Must Team Up on AI

Jensen Huang, the founder of Nvidia — the world's most valuable company, worth about $5.5 trillion — said on Monday that the US and China need to talk more and work together to manage the risks of artificial intelligence. Nvidia's computer chips power most of today's AI systems, so Huang's opinion carries real weight in the tech world.

His argument is simple: the US and China are rivals, but rivals can still cooperate. AI, he says, is an incredibly powerful technology that could do a lot of good — or a lot of harm — and keeping it safe requires both superpowers at the same table. "This is such an important and consequential technology," he said.

The timing is notable. Just days earlier, President Trump told the United Nations that he rejects any international rules or global oversight of American technology. He also rejected the idea of a joint US-China AI safety framework over the weekend. So Huang is essentially pushing back — gently — against his own government's position.

Nvidia also made two big business announcements: a record $150 billion buyback, which is money returned to shareholders, and a new "Open Agent Safety Platform." Agents are AI programs that can take actions on your behalf, like booking flights or writing emails. An open safety platform means anyone can inspect the tools that keep those AI helpers in check. For regular people, the takeaway is simple: the AI race between the US and China is heating up, and the safety rules are still being fought over — which could shape what AI tools you get, how fast, and how safe they are.