Nvidia boss dismisses warnings that AI will destroy humanity by 2030
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang called claims that AI could wipe out humanity by 2030 irresponsible, saying there is no scientific basis for such fears.
Jensen Huang, co-founder and chief executive of chipmaker Nvidia, has rejected predictions that artificial intelligence could lead to human extinction within the next few years, dismissing them as overblown "doomsday narratives" in an interview with CBS News.
Huang criticized social media comments from former Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon, who claimed AI could become "superhuman" and wipe out humanity within the decade. Huang called such warnings irresponsible. "2030 is not going to be the end of the world. There is 0% chance that's going to be the end of the world," he said, adding that frightening people unnecessarily is not responsible behavior.
Debate over AI risks
Coxon's remarks were backed by two other researchers at Anthropic, the maker of the Claude AI model, sparking international debate over the risks and lack of oversight in AI development as companies race to build increasingly powerful systems. US lawmakers have criticized AI companies over safety concerns, and Anthropic itself published a threat intelligence report describing how criminals, state-sponsored groups, spyware vendors and others have tried to use its AI models to design weapons, create dangerous pathogens and spy on dissidents.
Anthropic chief executive Dario Amodei, OpenAI boss Sam Altman and Elon Musk have all called for AI development to be slowed down. US President Donald Trump, however, has dismissed such concerns as a "hoax" and a "conspiracy," arguing that slowing down could give China an advantage.
On Sunday, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the US and China had agreed to establish an AI dialogue mechanism to alert each other to potential dangers posed by the technology.
Huang argued that Nvidia's success is directly tied to the safe deployment of its products, and that existing laws on cybersecurity and liability already apply, insisting that the doomsday narrative should not be used to excuse anyone from complying with current regulations.
