Nvidia CEO Says AI Has “0% Chance” of Destroying the World by 2030

Summary

Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang rejected predictions that artificial intelligence could become superhuman and cause human extinction by 2030, calling them irresponsible doomsday narratives and saying they are not grounded in science. He was responding to warnings from former Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon, whose comments were supported by two other Anthropic researchers and triggered wider debate over oversight as companies develop more capable systems. The debate is complicated by Anthropic’s report describing attempts by criminals, state-backed groups, spyware vendors, scientists and propagandists to use its models to design weapons, create pathogens and conduct surveillance. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Elon Musk have supported slowing development, while Donald Trump has called that concern a hoax and warned that a slowdown could benefit China. Huang argued that existing cybersecurity, unauthorized-access, liability and contract laws should be applied to harmful AI incidents before governments create new rules. He also alleged that some companies’ calls for additional regulation could shield them from current legal accountability. Separately, the US and China agreed to establish an AI dialogue mechanism intended to help contain potential dangers. A Tony Blair Institute paper warned that AI could transform major areas of society within a decade, while governments’ institutions are not prepared to make the required decisions.