Nvidia CEO Vows Chip Cutoff for Unsafe AI, Pledges $250M UK Safety Research

Nvidia Chief Executive Jensen Huang announced the chipmaker would halt accelerator supplies to customers developing dangerous or irresponsible AI software, though calling the scenario hypothetical and noting dialogue would precede any cutoff. Speaking during a European tour, Huang rejected calls to slow development, arguing that AI acceleration enables monitoring and containment. To reinforce safety frameworks, Nvidia committed $250 million over five years to UK institutions including the University of Oxford and University College London. Huang also dismissed demand slowdown concerns, citing token generation costs falling 30x to 40x annually.