The CEO of NVIDIA, Jensen Huangclassified catastrophic predictions about the future of technology as “extremely harmful” and “useless” for the advancement of the sector.
During participation in the podcast No Priorsthe executive argued that the IA has been the target of an “end of the world” narrative that, according to him, only serves to hinder the development of startups and favor the interests of large corporations that seek government regulation to close the market.
For Huang, the discussion about immediate existential risks ignores the practical benefits that hardware focused on artificial intelligence already delivers. He points out that problems of hallucination and logical reasoning have been mitigated in the last two years, transforming the technology into a functional tool.
The executive argues that security should be measured by the product’s ability to deliver what it promises, and not by science fiction scenarios where the machine turns against its creators.
The myth of “God AI” and criticism of regulation
One of the central points of Huang’s speech was the demystification of the so-called “God AI” (an omnipotent intelligence). He stated that there is no reasonable capacity among current researchers to create a superintelligence capable of understanding all human, genomic and physical languages simultaneously in the near future.
The idea that this type of technology will arrive “next week” is, in his view, unfounded and hinders investment in real solutions.
Without mentioning names directly, the NVIDIA CEO made criticisms that the market interprets as directed at Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic, and other leaders calling for heavy state intervention.
Huang questions the intentions behind these requests for regulationsuggesting that the real goal is to stifle competition from smaller companies. “Why are they talking to governments to create regulations that stifle startups?” asked the executive.
Security and functionality
When comparing AI to the automotive industry, Huang used a direct analogy: a car’s safety is measured by how well it functions, and not by whether someone can use it as a missile.
Likewise, he believes that the focus of artificial intelligence should be on efficiency and productivity, areas where the company’s GPUs dominate the global market.
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The job market and controversies
Despite Huang’s optimism, recent data from the technology sector contrasts with the view that AI is purely beneficial for the workforce. A report from Stanford University showed a 13% drop in job listings in the last three years, correlating the data to the increase in automation, especially in the IT area.
Furthermore, Fortune magazine indicated that 95% of AI implementations have not yet generated a direct positive impact on companies’ profits and losses (P&L), raising doubts about the profitability immediate response to these massive investments.
The energy consumption scenario also remains a challenge. Meta, for example, recently announced plans for a 6 GigaWatt nuclear plant dedicated exclusively to powering its Data Centers, highlighting the colossal demand for energy that accompanies the advance of the processing of data.
While Huang argues that accelerating development is the only way to solve current problems, critics point out that this rush could exacerbate economic and environmental inequalities before delivering the promised solutions.
Source(s): No Priors Podcast
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