WSJ: Jensen Huang and Tech CEOs Privately Pushed Back on Amodei's AI Risk Warnings
robleclerc · x · 2026-10-01
- Per WSJ, Nvidia's Jensen Huang and other tech executives privately questioned Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei at the White House over why he was being "so extreme" publicly about AI capabilities and risks.
- Amodei said the industry needs to be honest with the public and not play down the risks.
- At an earlier lunch, Zuckerberg told him the answer was for the industry to follow through on its new safety principles.
- Commenter robleclerc: don't play risks down, but don't play them up either — that's the whole problem.
Related event: Tech CEOs Prively Challenge Amodei Over 'Extreme' AI Risk Talk(2 posts)→
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