Who said what › Jensen Huang
Founder and CEO, NVIDIA (as of 2026-09-30). 3 sourced remarks, newest first.
“There's no conflict between innovation, technology and safety”
Huang answered after reporters asked whether the executives agreed that government guardrails were not needed and that companies could self-regulate; Trump passed the question to him. Huang was one of six executives who signed the White House accord.
“People distill my products every single day. … They test everything. That's called competition.”
In July, Treasury Secretary Bessent called distillation of U.S. AI models by overseas firms "theft" and raised the possibility of sanctions. CNBC's excerpts are published in all capitals; the case here is normalized.
“Our cash generation gives us the capacity to invest in the technologies that advance this transformation and return capital to shareholders.”
NVIDIA's board authorized an additional $150 billion for share repurchases, bringing the remaining authorization to $235 billion. The company expects to execute it through fiscal year 2028.
