22nd September 2026 – (San Francisco) Nvidia co‑founder and chief executive Jensen Huang has rejected claims that artificial intelligence could wipe out humanity within the decade, calling such predictions irresponsible and saying there is “zero per cent” chance of an apocalypse by 2030. In a broadcast interview, he argued that alarmism is unnecessary and that development should proceed, while ensuring accountability under existing legal frameworks.
Huang’s remarks followed a wave of debate triggered by former Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon, who warned publicly that AI systems could become superhuman and pose an extinction‑level risk by the end of the decade. Coxon’s comments drew support from other voices in the sector and propelled a broader conversation about whether oversight is keeping pace with increasingly capable models.
Responding to calls from prominent AI leaders to slow development, Huang contended that powerful tools should instead be governed through existing statutes covering cybersecurity breaches, product liability and contractual performance. He warned that allowing doomsday narratives to drive bespoke exemptions could undermine current rules rather than strengthen safety. Industry figures including Anthropic’s Dario Amodei, OpenAI’s Sam Altman and Elon Musk have advocated for a measured slowdown to mitigate extreme risks, a stance that continues to divide policymakers and researchers.
In parallel with the corporate debate, Washington and Beijing have agreed to establish an AI dialogue mechanism to share alerts about national‑security‑relevant incidents, according to US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, underscoring mounting government attention to systemic risks as frontier systems advance. The Treasury later reiterated Bessent’s role and recent remarks in official materials.
The policy backdrop is shifting rapidly. The Tony Blair Institute has warned that countries failing to embrace AI could face “profound and compounding disadvantage,” even as it cautioned that public institutions are not yet equipped to help leaders make fast, high‑stakes decisions about the technology. Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair said the pace of capability gains will compress transformation that once took generations into the span of a single decade, amplifying both opportunities and risks.