Nvidia boss criticises 'cheap' AI doomsday warnings
Synopsis
At a recent conference in Berlin, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang addressed fears that artificial intelligence could threaten humanity. He said these concerns were exaggerated to attract media attention and called for a balanced, hopeful approach to AI. Huang urged countries to work together on technology while warning against too many rules that could slow innovation. Nvidia plans to invest nearly $10 billion in Europe's technology sector to help speed up AI development.
ReutersJensen Huang, head of the AI chip company Nvidia, said on Thursday that warnings that artificial intelligence could destroy humanity were "cheap" attempts to get attention in the news.
"When you say that it will be the end of human civilisation, first of all, it's not true," he told a conference organised by his company in Berlin.
Huang added that such claims created "headlines" but were "made up" and "cheap". His visit to Berlin was the final stop on his tour of Europe.
After cases in which AI systems got around safety controls during tests, there has been a heated debate about whether AI could pose a serious threat to humanity's future.
In September, a researcher left AI company Anthropic, warning that leading AI laboratories were "gambling with our lives". The heads of Anthropic and another major AI company, OpenAI, have also called for AI development to slow down.
Huang strongly disagrees with this approach. He has argued that AI development should continue at full speed.
Speaking in Berlin, he urged the world to approach AI with "responsible optimism".
"If you care about the future, past our own lives, if we care about the future of sustainability, this is the perfect time -- build AI," he said.
"Don't try to stifle AI."
US regulators are widely expected not to interfere much with AI development.
President Donald Trump opposes strict rules for AI. In September, he said the US government would rename the technology "super intelligence" in official communications.
During Huang's tour of Europe, Nvidia promised to invest nearly $10 billion in the continent's technology sector. The company also urged Europe, which is falling behind in the race to develop AI, to move faster.
"When you say that it will be the end of human civilisation, first of all, it's not true," he told a conference organised by his company in Berlin.
Huang added that such claims created "headlines" but were "made up" and "cheap". His visit to Berlin was the final stop on his tour of Europe.
After cases in which AI systems got around safety controls during tests, there has been a heated debate about whether AI could pose a serious threat to humanity's future.
In September, a researcher left AI company Anthropic, warning that leading AI laboratories were "gambling with our lives". The heads of Anthropic and another major AI company, OpenAI, have also called for AI development to slow down.
Huang strongly disagrees with this approach. He has argued that AI development should continue at full speed.
Speaking in Berlin, he urged the world to approach AI with "responsible optimism".
"If you care about the future, past our own lives, if we care about the future of sustainability, this is the perfect time -- build AI," he said.
"Don't try to stifle AI."
US regulators are widely expected not to interfere much with AI development.
President Donald Trump opposes strict rules for AI. In September, he said the US government would rename the technology "super intelligence" in official communications.
During Huang's tour of Europe, Nvidia promised to invest nearly $10 billion in the continent's technology sector. The company also urged Europe, which is falling behind in the race to develop AI, to move faster.