▲ NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has dismissed warnings that artificial intelligence could lead to human extinction, calling them an "apocalyptic narrative."
In an interview with CBS broadcast on September 20 (local time), Huang asserted, "2030 will not be the end of the world, and the probability of the world ending then is 0%," pointing out that "instilling fear in people is unnecessary and irresponsible."
Debates have been intensifying in the AI industry recently following a series of warnings about the catastrophic risks that uncontrolled AI technology could bring.
Jacob Coxon, a former researcher at Anthropic, resigned citing the dangers of AI and posted on X on September 8, stirring controversy by arguing, "As tech companies race to develop self-improving AI models that could slip out of control, we are gambling with our lives. Engineers genuinely believe that AI technology could kill all of humanity within 10 years."
In response, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman also joined the "AI human extinction theory," arguing that the pace of AI development should be regulated.
Huang, whose company supplies hardware for AI systems, holds a completely opposite view.
In this interview as well, he criticized these concerns as "not based on science," emphasizing that ensuring the AI industry develops products responsibly directly aligns with Nvidia's own interests.
Regarding the argument for slowing down AI, he said, "Read between the lines," pointing out that "they are actually not asking for more regulations, but asking to be exempted from liability under existing laws, and I think that is the problem."
Huang also maintained at an event held in Los Angeles on September 14, "We will move as fast as possible, but we must not and will not release products that are unprepared or unsafe."
U.S. President Donald Trump called Huang while he was on stage at the event, criticizing the argument for slowing down AI as having political motives or being a Chinese plot, calling it a "scam," and Huang agreed.
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