By Beatrice Nolan,Jeremy Kahn
Publication Date: 2026-10-14 19:21:00
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang responded to criticism by Pope Leo XIV regarding AI safety and regulation, saying that the questions raised by the pontiff were necessary and important, while stressing Nvidia’s efforts to make AI a safe and positive technology for society.
“He’s asking all the right questions and he’s thinking about all the right issues,” Huang told Fortune in an interview Wednesday, when asked about the pope’s remarks. “I’m looking forward to seeing them.”
Pope Leo made the earlier comments in a press conference in late September. He told reporters concerns that AI could destroy the world are not “fake news” and should be taken seriously, in an apparent rebuke of President Donald Trump, who had told the UN General Assembly the previous week that he believed fears about AI’s dangers were a “hoax.”
The pope also directly criticized Huang, saying he was skeptical of Nvidia’s announcement about AI guardrails because Huang has argued there should be no limits and no government regulation.
Huang told CBS News earlier this month that he agreed with Trump that AI safety concerns were overblown. Nvidia has also launched a software platform that is aimed at stopping AI agents from breaching containment.
Huang told Fortune he was unsure what the pope meant, but defended Nvidia’s record. “I’m not exactly sure what was intended, but the facts are that few are doing as much in advancing AI safety in a way that helps the entire…
