Jensen Huang calls Anthropic-Pentagon rift 'not the end of the world'

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang weighed in on the standoff between Anthropic and the Defense Department, saying the dispute is "not the end of the world." The comments came as the Pentagon continues negotiating parallel AI contracts with Google, xAI, and OpenAI. Huang's measured response suggests the broader AI industry views the conflict as a single-company issue rather than a systemic threat. Nvidia recently announced an up to $10B investment in Anthropic, giving it a stake in the outcome.

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