Nvidia CEO Diverges from Anthropic on AI Safety at Dreamforce
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei took opposing views on AI safety during the keynote address at Salesforce's Dreamforce conference. The event, which drew about 12,000 attendees, featured a conversation between Huang and Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff.
Huang argued that speed and safety are not mutually exclusive, saying 'You could definitely have both at the same time.' He emphasized that it's up to model developers to act responsibly with their products, adding 'Run as fast as you can, but if you feel at any given point in time the company's out of control or the product's not going to be safe, take a pause and make sure you get it right.'
This view diverges from that of Amodei, who has been urging the AI industry to slow down model development. In an essay published over the weekend, Amodei proposed a three-step plan to temper how quickly model capabilities improve without sacrificing commercial advantage or the United States' lead in AI.