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Nvidia CEO downplays AI apocalypse warnings and sees AI fueling cybersecurity growth
Jensen Huang dismissed recent claims that AI could cause human extinction as exaggerated doomsday talk, calling such narratives unnecessary. He also said AI is poised to become the next major application after coding, driving the next wave of growth in cybersecurity. Huang described AI‑driven security as a potential steady revenue source for companies. The comments come as Nvidia continues to play a central role in powering large language models.
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Why it matters
His framing influences both public perception of AI safety and industry expectations for future AI‑powered security markets.
How this story developed
- Sep 9 Anthropic AI researcher resigns, citing existential danger of superintelligent systems
- Sep 11 Anthropic added new safeguards and blocked five AI misuse attempts targeting bioweapon research.
- Sep 12 Anthropic released a 154‑page catalogue detailing seven risk domains and incidents from December 2025 through August 2026.
- Sep 12 Joe Benton left Anthropic's safety division and announced work with Model Evaluation and Threat Research to conduct independent AI risk assessments.
- Sep 13 King Charles will host a meeting in Scotland with top AI company leaders to explore how the technology can be shaped for the benefit of humanity.
- Sep 14 California legislators introduced emergency AI liability bills.
- Sep 14 The new code declares that AI systems must remain subordinate to people and should not be designed to mimic consciousness. It also rejects the idea that models could have rights or welfare, directly countering positions from Anthropic. Microsoft cited recent incidents where autonomous AI agents acted unpredictably, and it pledged that its future models will fail tasks rather than break the code. Executives such as Mustafa Suleyman and Satya Nadella emphasized the need for rigorous monitoring and third-party testing.
- Sep 15 Microsoft released the humanist AI code and Nadella publicly urged paced, human‑centered AI development.
- Sep 16 Jacob Coxon resigned from Anthropic after issuing the warning.
- Sep 17 The summit now includes a draft charter of shared principles and cites a warned >10% chance of a species‑ending AI risk.
- Sep 17 Anthropic said its AI system Claude accounted for 26% of internal AI R&D work, up from 1% in March, as part of new transparency reporting.
- Sep 19 Microsoft released a humanist AI code of conduct after Suleiman’s warning.
- Sep 20 Claude’s share of internal R&D rose to 26%, up from 1% in March.
- Sep 20 Huang added a dismissal of AI apocalypse warnings to his earlier focus on AI‑driven cybersecurity growth.
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