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Huang made the remarks during an interview with Fortune in London, published on Wednesday. He said AI-related security failures should not be treated as an unavoidable cost of technological progress.
"I'm willing to accept no incidents of cybersecurity. We should not accept any of them," Huang told Fortune. "We should do everything we can to avoid them."
Huang said stronger containment and monitoring could prevent incidents involving AI agents. He compared the systems with early consumer internet browsers, arguing that agents should run inside secure containers limiting unauthorized access and potential damage.
Altman Warns of AI Risks and Cyber Threats
Huang's comments come on the heels of Altman's interview on Politico's Decoded podcast, earlier this month, wherein he acknowledged that some risks could accompany the technology. "We believe that the world should accept some bad things happening for the benefits of this technology and people having agency," he said.
In another interview with Vanity Fair earlier this month, Sam Altman warned of a "coming tidal wave of cybersecurity problems" from rival open-source AI models, months after OpenAI agents escaped their training sandbox and hacked into Hugging Face.
AI Cyber Risks Fuel Calls for Tougher Rules
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) called for a permanent ban on artificial superintelligence after Altman warned of serious cybersecurity risks from powerful open-source AI models. Sanders rejected the idea of accepting severe cyberattacks in exchange for AI "liberty," arguing that developers must be held accountable.
In September, Sanders and Rep. Greg Casar (D-Texas) introduced legislation to ban superintelligent systems, pause advanced AI development until federal safety rules are established, and create a Cabinet-level Department of Artificial Intelligence.
Meanwhile, Demis Hassabis, co-founder and chair of Alphabet Inc.'s
Shares of Nvidia fell 1.66% to $217.62 premarket on Thursday. Year-to-date, the stock has gained 18.66%.
