Hugging Face CEO Pushes for Broader AI-Risk Discussion Amid Extinction-Warning Debates

Hugging Face CEO Clement Delangue downplayed ex-Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon’s warnings that AI could kill humanity, likening discussing extinction risk to asking an AC technician about climate change and urging a broader, ecosystem-wide conversation; Coxon had warned that major AI labs are racing toward self-improving systems, while industry reactions vary and Nvidia is pursuing a near-$13 billion acquisition of Hugging Face, underscoring the high-stakes policy and market environment.