Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang dismisses AI extinction fears, says '2030 is not going to be the end of the world'

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang rejected artificial intelligence extinction fears as "doomsday narratives," following comments from former Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon earlier this month that the rapidly advancing technology could kill humanity by the end of the decade.

"2030 is not going to be the end of the world. There is a 0% chance. Scaring people is unnecessary. It is irresponsible." Huang said in an interview with CBS News aired on Sunday.

Coxon's warnings sparked debate over the pace of frontier AI development, with Anthropic's Dario Amodei, OpenAI's Sam Altman, and SpaceXAI's Elon Musk all recently backing calls for a slowdown for safety reasons.

However, not everyone is convinced by the argument, with former White House AI czar David Sacks skeptical on whether the slowdown remarks were more about securing a regulatory moat for the frontier labs than for safety concerns, as they are free to pace development voluntarily if they think it is dangerous. President Trump also weighed in, calling the concerns over AI risks a "hoax."

Last week, Huang attended a private UK summit hosted by King Charles, who also warned tech leaders of the "existential dangers" of AI.

'Not grounded in science'

During the CBS interview, Huang said such predictions are "not grounded in science," but that it is in Nvidia's interests to ensure the AI industry builds responsibly. Nvidia is a crucial player in the sector, developing the cutting-edge chips vital for AI model development.

"Our company's success is directly connected to the safe deployment of products and services," he said. "If we don't continue to do that, our value would be diminished."

The Nvidia CEO also suggested that frontier labs calling for a slowdown could be seeking liability protections for any potential harm their products may cause.

"Go and read between the lines," he said. "They're actually not asking for more laws. They're asking to be relieved of the laws we do have, and I think that that's a problem."

Meanwhile, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said his recent talks with Chinese officials on AI were "very successful." Bessent said the U.S. has proposed a "notification mechanism" between the two countries and said he wants them to have a "shared vision" of common goals and threats in AI development.

President Trump is due to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the White House on Thursday.