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- Cerebras CEO Andrew Feldman slammed AI doomerism at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, saying "some of the leaders in the AI world maybe shouldn't be allowed to talk in public."
- Feldman argued AI leaders should spotlight potential breakthroughs, like a future where grandkids "never meet anybody who dies of cancer," rather than dwelling on existential risk.
- Feldman acknowledged trade-offs, stating "you can't make one and not have the other" regarding powerful technology, and called for AI to be "regulated reasonably."
- Feldman criticized the data center industry for poor local community engagement, saying it "didn't do what others have done in the power industry in oil and gas" to work with residents.
- Feldman contrasted U.S. NIMBY-ism with Brazil, Canada, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Mexico, and Sweden, which he said are actively courting data center buildouts.
- Cerebras counts OpenAI, Block, Figma, pharmaceutical giant GSK, and Lovable among its customers, and competes in the chip market against Nvidia.
- Feldman dismissed concerns that efficiency gains in hardware or models would shrink chip demand, arguing both trends must advance together to "make meaningful strides forward."
Why it matters: Cerebras competes with Nvidia and serves customers like OpenAI, Block, and GSK, so its CEO's public rejection of the doomer narrative carries commercial weight, while his admission that the data center industry mishandled community relations gives ammunition to local fights over new AI infrastructure buildouts.
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