Nvidia CEO says AI can develop quickly without new safety laws

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said the artificial intelligence industry does not need new safety laws or regulations, arguing that companies can move quickly while still deciding when technology is safe enough to release. Speaking Tuesday at a Salesforce event with CEO Marc Benioff, Huang rejected the idea that AI developers must choose between safety and speed. He said companies can pace development until they are confident a product is ready for the market, arguing that existing commercial pressures already provide incentives to avoid releasing harmful technology. Huang said companies can simply choose not to release products they believe could cause harm. His comments place Nvidia on the opposite side of a growing debate over whether advanced AI development should be slowed. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei recently called for companies to reduce the pace of model advancement to give researchers and governments more time to address potential risks. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and xAI owner Elon Musk have also expressed support for slowing development. Huang has become one of the most prominent advocates for continued AI development as Nvidia supplies the accelerators powering much of the industry...