"0% Chance the World Ends in 2030, Don't Instill Fear"...Jensen Huang Refutes AI Doomsday Theories

"Irresponsible to Instill Fear in People"
"The Real Issue Is Companies Avoiding Legal Responsibility"

Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia, emphatically stated that the probability of the world ending due to artificial intelligence (AI) is "0%," dismissing warnings that AI could bring about the extinction of humanity.

Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia, is delivering the keynote speech at the special session of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO Summit held at Gyeongju Arts Center in Gyeongbuk on October 31, 2025. Photo by Jin-Hyung Kang

In an interview aired on CBS in the United States on September 20, Huang said, "2030 will not be the end of the world, and the likelihood of the world ending then is 0%." He added, "Instilling fear in people is unnecessary and irresponsible."

Recently, after AI models from companies such as OpenAI and Anthropic were involved in hacking incidents against external institutions, warnings have been growing within the AI industry that uncontrolled AI technology could create catastrophic risks.

Jacob Coxon, a former researcher at Anthropic, resigned due to concerns about AI risks. On September 8, he stated on X, "As tech companies race to develop increasingly self-improving AI models that could potentially spiral out of control, we are gambling with our lives."

He sparked controversy by insisting, "There are engineers who genuinely believe that, within 10 years, AI technology could wipe out all of humanity."

Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic, and Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, have also advocated for slowing down AI development, joining in the narrative of 'AI-driven human extinction.'

In stark contrast to them, CEO Huang, whose company supplies hardware for AI systems, expressed a different viewpoint in the interview. He dismissed such concerns as "not based on science," and emphasized that ensuring the responsible development of AI products serves Nvidia's interests as well.

Addressing the call to slow AI development, he said, "Read between the lines," pointing out, "They are not actually asking for more regulation but instead, for exemption from responsibility under existing laws. I believe that is the problem."

At an event held in Los Angeles on September 14, Huang reiterated, "We will move as fast as we can, but there should never be — and never will be — a release of unprepared or unsafe products."

During this event, U.S. President Donald Trump called Huang on stage, criticizing the calls to slow AI development as either politically motivated or a Chinese ploy and called them "a scam," to which Huang agreed.

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