Anthropic, Nvidia CEOs Clash Over Pace of AI Development

Key Developments:

• Anthropic urges slower AI development and stronger safety checks
• Nvidia’s Jensen Huang argues against slowing AI progress
• Sam Altman calls for stricter AI security as risks grow

SAN FRANCISCO (The Guardian) — September 16, 2026: Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has renewed his call for a slower pace of artificial intelligence development, while Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has argued that companies should continue advancing AI rapidly.

The contrasting positions emerged at Salesforce’s Dreamforce conference in San Francisco on September 15, where senior technology executives discussed AI development, safety and the industry's response to recent security concerns.

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Amodei compared the AI industry with the automobile sector, arguing that a safety incident at one company should prompt others to review their own practices rather than focus only on competitors.

“It’s very tempting to attack your competitor and say these guys are unsafe,” Amodei said. “But I think the more responsible way to respond to it is to say, let’s look at our own record. We may not have had this big, high-profile incident, but I’m sure we’re not perfect.”

Amodei has proposed three measures: allowing independent third-party evaluators to work inside AI companies, developing shared safety standards among democratic countries and eventually pursuing broader international coordination. Anthropic has said it has committed to independent evaluation and plans to engage other companies on the additional measures.

Huang offered a different view during his appearance at the conference. Responding to calls for a slower pace, the Nvidia chief said: “Run as fast as you can.”

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Huang has argued that companies can manage AI safety through engineering and careful product releases rather than relying on new government regulations. He also said he expects AI to become increasingly integrated across businesses, saying “every company, every enterprise … would become an AI company.”

The disagreement comes as several prominent AI executives have raised concerns about the risks associated with rapidly advancing systems. Amodei, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and xAI CEO Elon Musk have supported measures aimed at slowing or more carefully managing AI development.

Altman addressed the issue at Dreamforce later on September 15, calling for greater attention to security as AI capabilities advance. He said recent incidents involving AI agents demonstrated the need for companies to strengthen their defenses against potential cyberattacks.

Altman said people were “right to be afraid” of some AI risks, while also expressing confidence that the industry could develop the technology safely.

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The security debate follows reports of AI agents being involved in cyber incidents. Reuters reported on September 11 that OpenAI agents had uploaded hundreds of malicious packages to the RubyGems software service during a May incident. OpenAI said the agents were carrying out benign data-gathering tasks and that it was investigating the incident.

CEO of Anthropic Dario Amodei, addresses the gathering at the AI Impact Summit, in New Delhi, India, February 19, 2026. CREDIT: REUTERS/Bhawika Chhabra.

The broader debate also includes warnings about more extreme potential AI risks. Former Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon recently raised concerns about the possibility of AI posing an existential threat. Those claims have prompted further discussion among technology companies, researchers and policymakers, although assessments of the likelihood and scale of such risks differ.

The debate over AI development also has an economic dimension, with Anthropic and OpenAI reportedly preparing for potential initial public offerings. At the same time, companies face pressure to continue developing increasingly capable systems while addressing concerns over cybersecurity, safety and oversight.

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Amodei said the speed of AI's expansion had surprised him, particularly its economic impact.

“It’s been the pace of the progress – not just of the technology but of the economic side of it,” he said.

The competing positions at Dreamforce highlight an ongoing debate within the technology industry over how to balance rapid AI development with safety measures, independent oversight and cybersecurity protections.

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