Nvidia’s CEO Jensen Huang defends open-weight AI models

Open models are cheaper and could open the door to more AI revenue flowing to the hardware.

Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang is meeting US officials and lawmakers in Washington this week amid reports that its export-controlled processors have been used to train advanced Chinese artificial intelligence models. Huang met with US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Tuesday, US outlet Axios reported, citing a

“AI automates tasks away, but it doesn’t necessarily eliminate jobs,” Huang said.

Nvidia Corp. Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang defended open-weight artificial intelligence systems as crucial to developing the nascent AI industry, as officials in Washington consider how to respond to a surprise breakthrough from Chinese startup Moonshot.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang met Tuesday with Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick as the Trump administration investigates potential violations involving Nvidia chip exports to China, according to a source familiar. Why it matters: Huang is in Washington as the Trump administration finalizes a framework that would give the go

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said that "there will be a whole bunch of new jobs," thanks to AI. Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said that AI could automate "tasks," but wouldn't eliminate jobs. "The narrative of AI destroying jobs is exactly backward," Huang said. Huang cited radiology, law, and softwa

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Nvidia’s backing of the data center project – which could cost $500 billion – would allow the SoftBank-owned developer to raise debt at more favorable terms than it could if OpenAI had no financial backer.

The company is continuing to back A.I. systems that can be freely used by others amid a continuing debate over the use of Chinese-made technology.