# AI Is Not Alive and Has No Consciousness by Jensen Huang > “This thing, I just want you to know, it’s not alive. It has no consciousness.” > **— Jensen Huang**, *Founder and CEO, Nvidia* ## Sources and Context - **Direct or near-primary source:** [Open source](https://scribehawk.com/transcript/leading-in-the-age-of-ai-a-conversation-with-nvidia-ceo-jensen-huang-global-conf) — Milken Institute Global Conference 2026 conversation with Becky Quick; transcript. Supplied exact wording: “This thing, I just want you to know, it’s not alive. It has no consciousness.” Context supplied in the dossier: “Responding directly to the idea that AI is becoming a living conscious entity:” ## 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 ``` “This thing, I just want you to know, it’s not alive. It has no consciousness.” — Jensen Huang, Founder and CEO, Nvidia https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-jensen-huang-ai-is-not-alive-and-has-no-consciousness ```