G20 should avoid AI rules on ‘theoretical’ harms: Nvidia CEO

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has urged G20 countries to avoid writing regulations for AI that focus on “theoretical harms” and develop rules governing real-world problems connected to the technology.

CHAPEL HILL: Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has urged G20 countries to avoid writing regulations for AI that focus on “theoretical harms” and develop rules governing real-world problems connected to the technology.

Huang made the comment at a tech-focused G20 meeting in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, alongside US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick. Huang’s statement echoed the Trump administration and other American tech executives who spoke during the first part of Tuesday’s meeting.

The executives want fewer rules around the world for their rapidly growing businesses. Federal government requirements could hurt the industry’s profits if they slow the release of new models or force companies to change how their products perform to address security concerns.

The US is aiming to persuade G20 members at the gathering to avoid writing entirely new regulations for AI and instead focus on writing rules for “novel” situations involving the technology, US President Donald Trump’s tech adviser, Michael Kratsios, said on Tuesday.