Jensen Huang ‘confronts’ Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei on his AI statements that have made Nvidia CEO very upset
The discussion took place on September 29 after nearly two dozen CEOs met Trump for lunch and agreed to a set of voluntary principles for safer AI development, according to a Wall Street Journal (WDJ) report.
At Tuesday’s meeting, Amodei told other executives that the public should be given an accurate picture of what AI models can do and the risks they pose, according to people familiar with the discussion cited by the WSJ. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and other technology executives privately questioned Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei over his public warnings about the risks of artificial intelligence. During the luncheon, tech executives including Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang reportedly asked Dario Amodei why he was being so extreme in public about AI capabilities and the risks they could create. Amodei defended his position, saying it was important to be honest with the public and not play down the risks.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg also responded to Amodei’s concerns during the lunch, according to the WSJ. Mark Zuckerberg reportedly argued that the best way to address the concerns was for the industry to follow through on the safety principles being developed.