Huang presses lawmakers for a lighter AI touch to keep U.S. edge

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang visited Capitol Hill to urge a lighter regulatory touch and broader access to AI, arguing for open-weight models to accelerate U.S. competitiveness. He met with lawmakers including Senators Warner, Schiff and Cruz, discussing testing, data-center regulation, and workforce impacts as part of a broader industry push amid national-security debates and a recent cyber incident. Some lawmakers expressed skepticism about loosening guardrails, highlighting the ongoing tension between speed to deployment and safeguards.