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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang publicly pushed back against Geoffrey Hinton, the Nobel Prize laureate in physics often called the 'AI godfather', telling him to stop making predictions about the end of AI, according to a claim rated True after review of primary sources.
Hinton, a pioneer of deep learning who has repeatedly warned that artificial intelligence could pose existential risks to humanity, has become one of the most prominent voices cautioning against unchecked AI development. Huang, whose company supplies the GPU hardware underpinning the global AI boom, responded publicly, telling Hinton that such doomsday predictions should stop.
The claim that Huang openly made this remark directed at Hinton was rated True. A total of 10 primary sources were reviewed in the course of the assessment, and the evidence supported the statement as written.
No details beyond the existence of the public remark — such as the exact venue, date, or further wording — were specified in the verified claim, so those particulars remain unconfirmed here.
The core assertion stands: Nvidia's chief executive did publicly tell the 'AI godfather' Geoffrey Hinton to stop his warnings of AI-driven doom, and the claim is True.