# AI-Extinction Predictions Are Not Grounded in Science by Jensen Huang > “[The AI-extinction] prediction about the future is less fine because it’s not grounded in science, obviously.” > **— Jensen Huang**, *Sep. 14, 2026; Founder and CEO, Nvidia* ## Sources and Context - **Source record 1:** [Open source](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/technology/trump-ai-safety-jensen-huang.html) — PRESS / DIRECT QUOTATION • The New York Times — “Nvidia’s Jensen Huang Gets Onstage Call From Trump, Who Dismissed A.I. Safety Concerns” Supplied exact wording: “The scientific prediction about the future is less fine because it’s not grounded in science, obviously.” Context supplied in the dossier: “On extinction forecasts presented as scientific predictions:” - **Source record 2:** [Open source](https://www.businessinsider.com/nvidia-ceo-jensen-huang-ai-doomerism-lacks-scientific-basis-2026-9) — All-In Summit, September 14, 2026, responding to the resignation and warnings of former Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon. Supplied exact wording: “I think the scientific prediction about the future is less fine because it’s not grounded on science, obviously.” Context supplied in the dossier: “On predictions that AI will cause human extinction:” - **Editorial clarification:** Square brackets in the Reminder make the supplied source context explicit. Supplied wording variant(s): “The scientific prediction about the future is less fine because it’s not grounded in science, obviously.” / “I think the scientific prediction about the future is less fine because it’s not grounded on science, obviously.” ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/AI-Science Doomers and Anti-Science Doomers|AI-Science Doomers and Anti-Science Doomers]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Article:** [[articles/The End Is Near — AI Doom, Anti-Science Panic, and the Primates Who Sell Technological Exile|The End Is Near — AI Doom, Anti-Science Panic, and the Primates Who Sell Technological Exile]] - **Article:** [[articles/AI Escape Is the Wrong Metaphor|AI Escape Is the Wrong Metaphor]] - **Article:** [[articles/Digital Darwinism and the Invisible World of Machine Evolution|Digital Darwinism and the Invisible World of Machine Evolution]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/AI-Science Doomers and Anti-Science Doomers|AI-Science Doomers and Anti-Science Doomers]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/AI-Science Doomers and Anti-Science Doomers|AI-Science Doomers and Anti-Science Doomers]] - [[wiki/Artificial Intelligence|Artificial Intelligence]] - [[wiki/AI Safety|AI Safety]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “[The AI-extinction] prediction about the future is less fine because it’s not grounded in science, obviously.” — Jensen Huang, Sep. 14, 2026; Founder and CEO, Nvidia https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-jensen-huang-ai-extinction-predictions-are-not-grounded-in-science ```