Discord reigned in the intensifying debate over AI safety regulation, with tech bosses taking opposing stances and government leaders sharing little common ground. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang argued at an event in Scotland that AI should not be regulated like social media, Palantir’s boss told CNBC that leading AI firms may need to be nationalized, and Huawei’s chair called for Chinese labs to accelerate their development.
The issue will be at the forefront of talks between the US and Chinese leaders next week — OpenAI’s Sam Altman is due to join Huang and Apple’s Tim Cook at a state dinner — but Washington and Beijing have radically different ideas and goals when it comes to AI safety rules.