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Huang argues AI progress and safety can co-exist, opposing new U.S. rules
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says there’s no need for new laws to curb AI development and rejects a coordinated slowdown, insisting innovation and safety can go hand in hand. He urged firms to pause only when not confident in a product’s safety, and highlighted Nvidia’s heavy investments in OpenAI, Anthropic, and SpaceX as evidence of pursuing rapid AI progress within a safety-aware framework, while also noting his alignment with a market-driven approach over calls for sweeping regulation.
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