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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 artificial intelligence development is unrealistic and characterized extinction risks from AI as extremely small. Arora's position aligns with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and differs from the public statements of Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, who have expressed greater caution about AI safety risks.
Original reporting: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/24/palo-alto-networks-nikesh-arora-ai-slowdown.html
