Nvidia CEO urges G20 to avoid AI rules on ’theoretical’ harms

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has urged G20 nations to refrain from drafting artificial intelligence regulations based on theoretical harms, advocating instead for targeted rules that address tangible, real-world problems. Speaking alongside U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick at a tech-focused G20 summit in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Huang emphasized the need to avoid preemptive regulatory burdens that could constrain technological innovation. Huang's stance aligns with broader efforts by the U.S. administration and leading technology executives to shape international standards and prevent restrictive global regulatory frameworks. U.S. tech advisor Michael Kratsios indicated that the American strategy centers on persuading G20 member nations to handle AI under existing legal mechanisms rather than creating broad, novel regulatory barriers. For major chipmakers and AI developers like Nvidia, excessive compliance mandates and security hurdles pose potential headwinds by slowing model deployment timelines and compressing operating margins. Maintaining a flexible international regulatory environment is seen as critical to sustaining long-term capital expenditure and rapid adoption across global enterprise markets.