Jensen Huang: 'There is a 0% chance that AI will wipe out humanity'

[Financial News]  Jensen Huang, CEO of NVIDIA, has strongly dismissed warnings from some that artificial intelligence (AI) could wipe out humanity within the next decade, calling them an "apocalyptic narrative."
In an interview with CBS News in the United States on Sunday the 20th, Huang said, "The world will not end in 2030, and the probability of that happening is 0%." He criticized efforts to instill fear in people as "unnecessary, unkind and irresponsible behavior." His remarks came as warnings about AI risks intensified among researchers and industry officials. Jacob, a former Anthropic researcher, sparked controversy by claiming on social media, "AI developers believe this technology could kill us all within 10 years." Major figures, including Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, have also called for slowing the pace of AI development.
Huang, however, dismissed these predictions as having "no scientific basis" and stressed that responsible product development is also in NVIDIA's interest. He added, "Our company's success is directly tied to the safe deployment of our products and services. If we fail to uphold that standard, the company's value will also decline."
Huang also questioned the motives behind some AI companies' calls to slow development. "You have to read between the lines," he said, adding, "They are not actually asking for more legal regulation. They want to be exempt from existing legal liability, and that is the problem."
Meanwhile, NVIDIA, which supplies the cutting-edge semiconductors essential for building AI models, has found itself at the center of delicate tensions between the United States and China. The United States has tightened export controls to slow China's military and AI technology advances, while China has introduced regulations aimed at increasing reliance on domestic technology.
In connection with these issues, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng held talks in New York on the 20th, negotiating over AI, tariffs and critical minerals. After the meeting, Bessent said the two sides had discussed establishing a new "AI safety notification mechanism." The talks took place ahead of a summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping scheduled to take place in Washington, D.C., this week.
Global leaders also hold differing views on the risks posed by AI. Huang attended a summit hosted by King Charles III last week, where he heard the King's warning about "existential risk" and his call to ensure that technological progress is used not only for advancement but also for the benefit of humanity, communities and the natural world.
U.S. President Donald Trump, by contrast, has dismissed such concerns. On the 14th, Trump made a surprise phone call to Huang, who was onstage at a tech conference in Los Angeles. He criticized calls to slow AI development and dismissed claims that AI threatens humanity as "a hoax."

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