Huang and Trump Publicly Reject AI Slowdown Calls in Live Phone Call

Skynet Chance (+0.08%): Explicit dismissal of capability-slowdown proposals as a "hoax" by the head of state and the dominant compute supplier signals that safety-motivated pacing arguments will face political headwinds, reducing the chance of coordinated restraint. Framing caution as foreign interference raises the odds that alignment concerns get sidelined in a race dynamic.

Skynet Date (-1 days): Presidential commitment to keep the industry expanding, combined with Nvidia's alignment, suggests fewer regulatory brakes on compute buildout and faster capability scaling. Public opposition to data centers is the main countervailing force, but it is being framed politically rather than addressed substantively.

AGI Progress (+0.01%): No technical advance is reported, but top-level political backing for continued compute and data center expansion sustains the resource pipeline that underpins frontier model scaling.

AGI Date (-1 days): Removing the threat of a policy-mandated slowdown and pledging to "lead" implies permissive conditions for aggressive scaling, modestly pulling forward expected AGI timelines. Local siting opposition remains a friction point that could partially offset the acceleration.