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Palo Alto CEO says slowing down AI is ‘unrealistic’, extinction threat ‘extremely small’
Thursday, September 24, 2026
Nikesh Arora, CEO of Palo Alto Networks, stated that slowing down artificial intelligence development is unrealistic and that the risk of AI causing human extinction is extremely small. Arora's position aligns with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, who has expressed similar views. This contrasts with the positions held by leaders of Anthropic and OpenAI, who have emphasized different concerns regarding AI development speed and safety.
