Nvidia Corp. (NVDA) CEO Jensen Huang has a message for the AI lab leaders warning about doomsday scenarios: cut the drama. In an interview on CBS News' Face The Nation on Sunday, Huang called their calls for more AI oversight "irresponsible" and suggested their real goal isn't new rules at all.
"They're actually not asking for more laws," Huang said. "They're asking to be relieved of the laws we do have."
"Go and read between the lines," he added, hinting that the motives behind the warnings might be "political," attention-seeking, or otherwise "ulterior."
Huang also reiterated his concern that a slowdown in U.S. AI labs could hand China an advantage in the global AI race. He argued that AI companies can handle safety on their own and that existing laws already give the government tools to address unsafe products. As for the doomsday predictions, he didn't mince words: "It's wrong because it's not grounded on science."
Huang Rejects Calls For AI Rules
Earlier this month, Huang pushed back on calls for new antitrust rules that could let AI companies coordinate a slowdown in developing increasingly powerful models. He said AI companies don't need new laws or regulatory exemptions to properly test their products before releasing them. His comments came after Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei proposed that AI labs coordinate the pace of frontier-model development.
White House science adviser Michael Kratsios said AI companies worried about their technology's safety can voluntarily slow or halt development without government intervention.
Trump Plans AI Czar, 'AI Force'
President Donald Trump, who echoes the Nvidia CEO's stance, announced plans to appoint a new artificial intelligence adviser, or "AI czar," and establish an "AI force" to oversee the growth of the AI industry.
"We will not in any way hinder or stifle the Growth of this incredible Industry. Rather, we will cherish it, help it, and watch over it, as it grows," Trump wrote on Truth Social. The President added that the U.S. would address harmful AI use through the existing criminal and civil justice system.
