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Nvidia boss says '0% chance' AI will destroy the world by 2030

techSep 21, 202642158

Nvidia co-founder and chief executive Jensen Huang told CBS News there is "0% chance" artificial intelligence will destroy the world by 2030, calling warnings of near-term human extinction "doomsday narratives" and labeling former Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon's social media claims "irresponsible." Huang said predictions of an extinction-level event are "not grounded in science" and argued Nvidia's success depends on the safe deployment of its products, adding that existing laws on cybersecurity and liability should be applied rather than invoking apocalyptic rhetoric to avoid legal obligations. Coxon's comments, backed by two other Anthropic researchers, prompted an international debate about AI dangers and oversight as companies race to build more powerful models. Anthropic published a report documenting attempts by criminals, state actors, spyware vendors, scientists, and propagandists to misuse its models to design weapons, create pathogens, and spy on dissidents. Dario Amodei of Anthropic, OpenAI chief Sam Altman, and Elon Musk have urged slowing development, while former US president Donald Trump called AI anxiety a "hoax" and warned slowdowns could advantage China. US Treasury official Scott Bessent said the US and China agreed to set up an AI dialogue mechanism to notify each other about risks, and the Tony Blair Institute published a paper saying AI will transform societies within a decade while warning national institutions are not equipped to manage the coming choices.

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