Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Says There’s Zero Chance AI Ends the World by 2030

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has firmly rejected predictions that artificial intelligence could end the world by 2030, stating there is a 0% chance of that outcome.

In an exclusive interview with CBS News Huang said he questioned the motivations behind some of the more alarming AI predictions, suggesting political interests could drive them, attempts to attract attention, or other undisclosed reasons.

While acknowledging the growing concerns surrounding advanced AI, Huang maintained that the technology should not be portrayed as an inevitable path toward global catastrophe.

He said,

"I completely disagree that AI is going to destroy, is going to be the end of the world in 2030. I believe the claims of the end of the world, stirring fear across America, and doing it by the people who are doing it, make no sense to me. So they must be doing it for ulterior reasons.

"Maybe it's political, maybe it's otherwise, maybe it's just attention-grabbing, maybe so that they could get a great interview with you. I don't know what is the reason for it, but it's characterized, 2030 is not going to be the end of the world. There is 0% chance that's going to be the end of the world."

On the pace of AI development of the technology he added,

"We should go as fast as we can irrespective of anybody else. We're going to go as fast as we can, but we would never, and never should, ship products before they're ready or deliver unsafe products. And nobody's expecting us to do that. But everybody's expecting us to succeed and help America be as prosperous as possible."

Huang's comments come amid intensifying debate over AI risks, including recent warnings from some industry researchers that advanced systems could pose existential threats within the decade.

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has called on AI companies to slow the pace at which they develop increasingly capable artificial intelligence models, warning that technological progress could outpace the industry's ability to implement adequate safety measures.

In a recent essay, Amodei argued that AI companies should deliberately moderate the advancement of frontier models to create more time for researchers and regulators to address emerging risks. He proposed measures including independent evaluations of AI systems, greater coordination among leading AI developers and international cooperation on AI safety.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman subsequently expressed support for Amodei's call, agreeing that the industry should slow the pace of frontier AI development and strengthen safety measures. Other technology leaders, including Elon Musk and Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis, have also backed greater caution around the development of increasingly autonomous AI systems.

The calls for a slowdown come as AI systems become increasingly capable of performing complex tasks with limited human intervention, intensifying debate over whether safety measures are keeping pace with technological progress.

However, Nvidia chief's remarks align in substance with recent comments from President Donald Trump, who has described broader AI doomsday fears as a "hoax."

Trump has rejected calls from leading artificial intelligence executives to slow the pace of AI development, arguing that the United States must maintain its lead over China. He said concerns about catastrophic AI risks are being overstated by negative forces.

Speaking to reporters at his Doonbeg golf resort in Ireland while attending the Irish Open, Trump said the U.S. remains the most advanced nation in AI and intends to keep it that way. "Whoever wins with AI wins. It's an expression that I came up with, and it's true", he added.

During a phone call with Huang at the All-In Summit earlier this month, Trump stated that robots and AI would not take over the world.

Huang has indicated he shares the view that such catastrophic scenarios are unfounded. While dismissing extinction-level risks, Huang has also outlined a clear stance on the pace of AI development.

He argued against slowing progress across the industry, emphasizing that companies should advance as quickly as possible while maintaining strict safety standards.

"We should go as fast as we can irrespective of anybody else," Huang said. "We're going to go as fast as we can, but we would never, and never should, ship products before they're ready or deliver products that are unsafe." He added that the expectation is for the technology to succeed and contribute to prosperity.

Huang, whose company dominates the market for AI processors, has consistently maintained that artificial intelligence can be safely managed. He has repeatedly pushed back against calls for extensive new regulations, framing safety primarily as an engineering challenge rather than one requiring heavy external constraints.

For now, the leader of the world's most important AI chip company has delivered an unambiguous message, that the end of the world is not coming in 2030 because of artificial intelligence.