Nvidia staffers warned CEO of threat AI would pose to minorities

As AI evolves into a technology that encroaches deeper into daily life, some Silicon Valley workers aren’t embracing it with the same level of trust that they’ve shown with other advances. Huang and his peers are likely to keep facing calls from workers who feel they need to be heard. — AP

Masheika Allgood and Alexander Tsado left their 2020 meeting with Nvidia Corp chief executive officer Jensen Huang feeling frustrated.

The pair, both former presidents of the company’s Black employees group, had spent a year working with colleagues from across the company on a presentation meant to warn Huang of the potential dangers that artificial intelligence technology posed, especially to minorities.