Andrew Feldman, co-founder and CEO of Cerebras Systems, a chipmaker that competes with Nvidia, said the AI doom narrative is not helping the industry in an interview at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026. TechCrunch's Sarah Perez reported on it on October 13.
His core argument
Feldman contends that the focus on AI's risks is drowning out its potential benefits. He said that “some of the leaders in the AI world maybe shouldn't be allowed to talk in public.” He wants AI leaders to talk more about benefits, such as a future where children “never meet anybody who dies of cancer,” even while acknowledging risks.
Risk and regulation
He said powerful technologies carry risks, adding: “I think you can't make one and not have the other.” He said society must be thoughtful about it and: “We have to regulate it reasonably.”
Data centers
Feldman said some public negativity stems from how the data center industry has handled AI buildouts. In his view the industry was not effective at working with local communities, particularly in the United States, and he compared this unfavorably with the oil and gas sector. He named Brazil, Canada, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Mexico and Sweden as countries encouraging data center construction.
Efficiency and competition
Feldman was not worried that efficiency gains would reduce demand for chips, including Cerebras's. He said hardware vendors can make compute more efficient and model makers can improve their models' efficiency toward the same goals.
About Cerebras
Listed customers include OpenAI, Block, Figma, GSK and Lovable. The article also references debates over models breaking containment and insiders' estimates of the chance AI could harm humanity by decade's end, and notes that Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei was parodied on Saturday Night Live.
Source: TechCrunch. This is an AI Business Watch summary of the original report.