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AI industry divided as executives clash over risks of advanced models
September 21, 2026 at 02:26 AM · Updated 25d ago
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4 reports · 2 in Arabic, 2 in English · over 13 hours
AI industry leaders have clashed over the risks of advanced models, with Anthropic, OpenAI and DeepMind executives urging a slowdown and Nvidia's chief dismissing extinction fears.
- Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei called on September 12 for slowing AI development, warning that AI agents could seize control of the internet within 6 to 12 months.
- Former Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon resigned on September 8, warning that AI laboratories were gambling with humanity's lives.
- Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang dismissed extinction warnings as "doomsday narratives," saying there is a 0 percent chance AI ends the world by 2030.
- President Donald Trump dismissed AI safety fears as a "hoax" and said slowing development would benefit China.
- Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang told CBS News that a roughly 10% extinction-risk estimate from Anthropic researcher Evan Hubinger was wrong, citing a 0% likelihood.



