Artificial intelligence took center stage at the G20 gatherings this week.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, Anthropic Co-Founder Tom Brown and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman highlighted the tech-focused guests on Wednesday for day two of the G20 Innovation Ministerial in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Director Michael Kratsios led the conference, which gathered representatives of the G20 nations, including China, Brazil, Canada, Germany and others.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Tesla/SpaceX CEO Elon Musk were among the tech titans at Tuesday’s session.
What you need to know:
- Lutnick continues to put pressure on communities to welcome AI data centers
- Palantir’s Karp says wealth inequality is a “real issue for our societies”
- OpenAI CEO Altman says the use of AI is “non-negotiable”
- Anthropic co-founder praises Trump stance on AI data centers
- Leaders respond to growing backlash on AI data center buildout
- Jensen Huang calls AI the “great equalizer” that will democratize intelligence
- Lutnick says semiconductor tariffs are coming and the companies know it
- Bessent says companies have done a ‘horrendous job’ explaining benefits of AI, data centers
- https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/02/g20-innovation-ministerial-live-updates.html
