Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia, stated that AI safety should be treated as an engineering challenge rather than a matter for new government regulation. During the Dreamforce conference, he emphasized that companies are responsible for testing their systems and ensuring product safety before release.
Huang argued that market forces are sufficient to manage development, rejecting the need for additional laws. He noted that companies should only pause development if they lose control over the process, dismissing the idea that speed and safety are mutually exclusive goals.
This position contrasts with recent calls from Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, supported by Sam Altman and Elon Musk, to slow down the development of powerful AI models. On September 14, shares of AI and semiconductor companies fell as investors assessed the potential impact of such restrictions.
Legal hurdles complicate industry coordination. On September 11, OpenAI asked the US Congress to clarify if joint efforts to slow down development would violate antitrust laws. Amodei has suggested that government involvement and specific antitrust exemptions could facilitate voluntary coordination among competitors.
Previously, in July, Nvidia joined Meta, Microsoft, and 22 other companies in urging US authorities to avoid broad restrictions on open-weight AI models. Huang maintained that open systems are essential for fostering innovation, cybersecurity, and the widespread adoption of new technologies.
