Huang and Altman urge G20 ministers to develop AI infrastructure
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and OpenAI chief Sam Altman on September 2 urged ministers from G20 countries to more actively adopt artificial intelligence and develop data centers for its operation. They spoke on the second day of the G20 meeting in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, where the administration of US President Donald Trump gathered leaders of leading AI companies. This was reported by Channel NewsAsia.
Huang called artificial intelligence infrastructure comparable to water, roads, electricity and the internet. In his view, every country should create the appropriate infrastructure to support its local economy, researchers, students, industry and startups.
Data centers and protests
Nvidia produces graphics processing units, which are key components for training generative AI models. The company became the world’s most valuable publicly traded company amid the development of generative artificial intelligence technologies.
At the same time, the construction of data centers has become a politically sensitive issue in the United States. Some local communities oppose new facilities and fear their possible impact on electricity rates. Around 100–200 people concerned about the rapid development of AI protested near the meeting on the University of North Carolina campus.
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Huang also denied that AI would eliminate jobs. According to him, automation will change individual tasks, while the substance of work will remain. He called the worst consequence for states the failure to use AI because of fear and uncertainty.
Approaches to risks
Altman took a less insistent position on building data centers. According to him, countries can build them themselves or rent them from others. At the same time, he said that refusing to use AI was not an option, comparing it to refusing electricity a century ago.
Unlike Huang, the OpenAI chief emphasized the risks of the technology. He said that concern helps anticipate problems and warned against the concentration of wealth resulting from AI development.
UK Science and Technology Minister Chris McDonald said that governments should simultaneously accelerate AI development and maintain public trust. He also stressed the need to take into account the views of local communities when implementing infrastructure projects.
