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Nvidia’s Jensen Huang Rebukes AIDoomer’ Warnings, Says ‘God AI’ Is Far Off

He argues apocalyptic rhetoric deters investment needed to make current systems safer.

Overview

  • In a No Priors interview published this week, Huang questioned the motives of tech leaders urging strict oversight and cautioned against regulatory capture.
  • He characterized a hypothetical superintelligence as a distant prospect on “biblical” or “galactic” timescales and said no company or researcher is close to building it.
  • Huang has disagreed with forecasts of large white‑collar job losses, diverging from Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei’s warnings.
  • He said relentless end‑of‑the‑world messaging is discouraging funding that would advance AI’s safety, usefulness, and productivity.
  • Some coverage flagged possible conflicts of interest given Nvidia’s outsized gains and growing pro‑AI political activity, and a company spokesperson declined further comment.