# Lutnick on AI: the main topic at G20 Talks
_Howard Lutnick touted AI benefits in a G20 Bloomberg Talks interview that also touched on US-Canada trade._
**Published:** 2026-09-02
**Source:** https://www.startuphub.ai/ai-news/artificial-intelligence/2026/lutnick-on-ai-the-main-topic-at-g20-talks
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US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick pitched artificial intelligence as an economic upside at the G20, laying out [the main topic](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePzeuHViT2k) in a Bloomberg Podcast interview.

According to the source, he sat down with Bloomberg Balance of Power co-host Joe Mathieu at the G20.

The official description bills the segment as Lutnick praising what AI can do.

The full discussion can be found on **Bloomberg Podcast**'s YouTube channel.

  
    

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  US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick Talks AI, US-Canada Trade | Bloomberg Talks, from Bloomberg Podcast

## What Lutnick said about AI

According to the source, the conversation stuck to benefits. Risks and regulation didn't come up.

That framing lines up with the Commerce Department's current pitch: AI as a lever for productivity and competitiveness.

## Why US-Canada trade came up too

The [Bloomberg Talks](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePzeuHViT2k) conversation paired AI with US-Canada trade.

No policy details or numbers showed up in the source description.

For now the takeaway is positioning, not policy.

Watch the full interview for Lutnick's exact language before reading too much into it.
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