Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said artificial intelligence companies should not receive exemptions from antitrust or product-liability laws, arguing that AI firms should remain subject to existing regulations.
Speaking in a nearly two-hour interview with New York Times podcast host Ezra Klein, Huang said AI developers have a responsibility to thoroughly test their products and release them only when they are satisfied that the systems are safe. He rejected calls for regulatory relief from existing antitrust and liability requirements.
Huang’s comments come amid growing debate over how governments should regulate rapidly advancing AI technologies. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei recently called for an antitrust waiver that would allow AI companies to collaborate on safety issues, while U.S. officials have said some AI firms have sought liability protections.
Huang also said regulation may be appropriate for specific products that use AI. Citing self-driving vehicles, he said regulators should introduce additional rules where existing requirements do not adequately address emerging risks.
The remarks highlight an ongoing debate within the AI industry over how to balance innovation, competition, safety and corporate accountability as increasingly capable AI systems become more widely deployed.
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