Anthropic: “Slow Down AI” vs. NVIDIA: “No Need for Regulation”

[Financial News] Anthropic, a United States-based developer of artificial intelligence (AI), and NVIDIA, which makes semiconductors that power AI, have expressed sharply opposing views on the future pace of AI development. Anthropic argued that development should be slowed for safety reasons, while NVIDIA said safety can be addressed through engineering.
According to the local business outlet CNBC, Salesforce held its annual Dreamforce event at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, United States, on the 15th (local time). Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic, took the stage and argued that the safe use of AI requires a three-step approach involving self-assessment, the establishment of industry standards, and international cooperation. He said he had previously predicted improvements in AI performance but had not expected AI to advance this quickly. He added, “Calling for a slower pace of AI development does not mean freezing the technology. AI technology will continue to advance.”
Amodei has warned since last year that AI development was progressing too quickly without regulation, raising concerns about potential misuse. In a post uploaded to his website on the 12th, he cited the loss of human control over AI, the possibility of AI being used in terrorist attacks, and the possibility of AI-based economic attacks, arguing that the pace of development should be slowed. After the post was published, the heads of AI developers—including OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, and Demis Hassabis, CEO of Google’s AI subsidiary DeepMind—posted on X to say that Amodei was right.
However, United States President Donald Trump, whose administration is supporting the AI industry’s development at the national level, opposed Amodei’s view. In a post on Truth Social on the 14th, he said, “A sick hoax targeting AI and data centers is underway. China is the only country that welcomes it,” adding, “The winner in AI wins.” He warned “conspiracy theorists, those plotting treason, traitors, and leakers,” and wrote, “Do not kill the goose that lays the golden eggs.” Trump also emphasized that he was “the person who smashes hoaxes,” saying the people behind the alleged hoax were “radical left Dumocrats” (a derogatory term for Democrats). Regarding Amodei, he wrote that Amodei was “pretending to be a perfect little angel.”
On the same day, Trump called NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang, who was attending an event in Los Angeles, California, on the opposite side of the United States, and repeated his claim about the “hoax.” Meanwhile, United States Attorney General Todd Blanche said at a White House briefing on the 15th that it was “not even necessary to say out loud that this is merely an attempt to influence the November midterm elections.” He claimed, “Democratic senators who had remained unusually silent for months are suddenly rushing to microphones to talk about AI.”
Jensen Huang, who also attended the Dreamforce event on the 15th, presented a different view from Amodei. Addressing calls to slow the pace of AI development, Huang countered, “Safety is the top priority, but it is also an engineering problem. Speed and safety are not mutually exclusive choices; we can achieve both simultaneously.” He noted that although AI is highly complex, it is ultimately just a “computing system.” He added that the industry should properly build environments in which such complex systems can be tested, and that if developers are not confident about safety, they can choose not to release a product even after developing it.
Regarding calls for regulation to ensure AI safety, Jensen Huang said, “Market forces are already working, and there is no need for new laws or new regulations.” He continued, “You can slow down until you are confident that you can release a product that will be accepted by the market.”

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