In the context of the rapid impact of generative artificial intelligence on the world, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang recently publicly criticized the continued "negative narrative" surrounding artificial intelligence, saying that this "doomsday theory" has caused "a lot of harm" to society and does not help the public, industry or government.
Jen-Hsun Huang made the above statement during a recent appearance on the "No Priors" podcast. As the head of the world's most valuable technology company, he said that one of the things that impressed him most in 2025 was the "war of narratives" surrounding the prospects of artificial intelligence - one side believes that artificial intelligence will benefit society, and the other side believes that it will erode or even destroy the social fabric. He acknowledged that simply dismissing either position would be "too one-sided," but some naysayers were causing substantial negative impact.
"I think we've done a lot of damage through some well-respected figures who are portraying a doomsday narrative, an end-of-the-world narrative, a science fiction narrative," Huang said. "A lot of people grew up watching science fiction and got pleasure from it, and I understand that, but it doesn't help. It doesn't help the public, it doesn't help the industry, it doesn't help society, and it doesn't help governments."
Although he did not name specific people on the show, Huang has repeatedly hit back at industry leaders who are pessimistic about the consequences of artificial intelligence. In June last year, after Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei warned that artificial intelligence could wipe out about half of entry-level white-collar jobs in the next five years and push unemployment to 20%, Huang said that he "disagreed with almost everything" Amodei said.
In this podcast, Jen-Hsun Huang seemed to allude to Amodei again. He emphasized that no company should take the initiative to ask the government to introduce more artificial intelligence regulatory measures. In his view, such claims "obviously have a profound conflict of interest." "These people are obviously CEOs, and behind them are companies. What they advocate is obviously not entirely in the best interests of society."
In May 2025, Huang and Amodei had a public confrontation over the US "AI Diffusion Rules" - which restricts the export of high-end artificial intelligence technology to some countries, including China. Anthropic advocated further tightening of exports and law enforcement, citing multiple "anecdotal" cases of chips being smuggled into China; Nvidia countered by saying that its chips had never been smuggled into the country through "fake pregnancy bellies" or with live lobsters, although Chinese customs documents have recorded similar cases.
Huang Renxun also warned that the current excessive pessimism about artificial intelligence in the public opinion field may actually make the worst fears of some skeptics come true. “When 90 percent of the information is around doomsday and pessimism, we’re scaring people away from investments in AI that could make it safer, more practical, more efficient, and more beneficial to society,” he said. In his view, the negative narrative is suppressing long-term investments in safety and utility.
Huang Renxun is not alone in his dissatisfaction with the direction of public opinion on artificial intelligence. Recently, many executives of large technology companies that have invested heavily in artificial intelligence have publicly complained that the public is "not enthusiastic enough" about this technology. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella recently said that the discussion around artificial intelligence should "go beyond 'slop'" (slop), while Mustafa Suleiman, head of Microsoft's AI department, described public criticism of artificial intelligence as "shocking" in November.
Meanwhile, concerns surrounding artificial intelligence continue to build. Some analysts estimate that more than 20% of YouTube's recommended content can be classified as so-called "AI spam" (slop). A large number of low-quality videos generated by algorithms and generative models are flooding the platform. Along with this, the number of people losing their jobs due to artificial intelligence or related technologies continues to increase, and the uncertainty in the labor market continues to amplify. Against this realistic background, the outside world’s negative sentiment towards artificial intelligence may not be able to disappear just because of the “unhappiness” of a few technology giants.