Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says AI doomerism has ‘done a lot of damage’ and is ‘not helpful to society’

Jensen Huang is over AI doomerism.

The Nvidia CEO said one of his biggest takeaways from 2025 was “the battle of narratives” over the future of AI development between those who see doom on the horizon and the optimists. Huang said while “it’s too simplistic” to dismiss either side entirely, some of the dismal outlooks are having real consequences.

“I think we’ve done a lot of damage with very well-respected people who have painted a doomer narrative, end of the world narrative, science fiction narrative,” Huang said during a recent episode of the “No Priors” podcast. “And I appreciate that many of us grew up and enjoyed science fiction, but it’s not helpful. It’s not helpful to people. It’s not helpful to the industry. It’s not helpful to society. It’s not helpful to the governments.”

Huang didn’t name the people in question, nor did he give a specific motivation for why people may be sharing their more dour outlook. Instead, he cited concerns about “regulatory capture,” arguing that no company should approach governments to request more regulation.

“Their intentions are clearly deeply conflicted, and their intentions are clearly not completely in the best interest of society,” he said. “I mean, they’re obviously CEOs, they’re obviously companies, and obviously they’re advocating for themselves.”