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No one is surprised that Nvidia’s Jensen Huang thinks AI fears are overblown.

The man who may stand to make the most money from the AI boom seems to think he knows better than anyone else, including researchers who have studied and worked on AI for decades. In an interview with CBS Sunday Morning, he claimed there was a "0% chance" of AI being the end of the […]

No one is surprised that Nvidia’s Jensen Huang thinks AI fears are overblown.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has expressed his skepticism about the potential dangers of artificial intelligence (AI). In an interview with CBS Sunday Morning, he stated that there is a 0% chance of AI being the end of the world. Huang also criticized those who warn about the risks of AI, calling their concerns "irresponsible" and "not grounded in science" or "facts," as reported by CBS News.

Huang's views on AI differ from those of some other industry leaders, such as Anthropic's Dario Amodei and OpenAI's Sam Altman, who have called for a slowdown in AI development. According to The Verge, Huang believes that new rules, laws, or guidelines are not needed.

Some business leaders, including Zoom CEO Eric Yuan, foresee AI leading to shorter workweeks, with Yuan envisioning a three- or four-day workweek. Fortune reports that a trial by US performance coaching company Exos found that a shorter workweek reduced employee burnout and increased productivity.

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