--- title: "Demis Hassabis Backs Jensen Huang's AI Vision, Says 'A Strong and Secure Open Ecosystem Is Important' for Global AI Growth" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/293839858.md" description: "Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis supports Nvidia's Jensen Huang's vision for a balanced AI ecosystem, emphasizing the importance of open models alongside proprietary systems. Hassabis highlighted Google's contributions to open science and noted Gemma's widespread adoption. This aligns with statements from other tech leaders like Musk, Nadella, and Zuckerberg, who advocate for open-weight models to foster innovation, security, and accessibility in global AI development." datetime: "2026-07-26T05:48:08.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/293839858.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/293839858.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/293839858.md) generator: "portal-rs" --- # Demis Hassabis Backs Jensen Huang's AI Vision, Says 'A Strong and Secure Open Ecosystem Is Important' for Global AI Growth **Alphabet Inc.’s** (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) **Google DeepMind** CEO **Demis Hassabis** backed a broader open AI ecosystem as **Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ:NVDA)** CEO **Jensen Huang** argued that the future of artificial intelligence (AI) will require a balance between publicly available models and proprietary frontier systems. ## **Hassabis Supports Open AI Models** On Saturday, Hassabis shared Huang’s post on **X**, supporting Nvidia’s position that open AI models play a critical role in advancing innovation, security and global access to AI. "A strong and secure open ecosystem is important for the world to benefit from AI," he wrote. He highlighted Google DeepMind’s contributions to open science and AI development, including projects such as JAX, Transformers, AlphaFold and Gemma open models. Hassabis said Google’s Gemma models have been downloaded more than 300 million times and emphasized that responsible standards should guide the deployment of both open and proprietary AI systems. > A strong and secure open ecosystem is important for the world to benefit from AI. We’ve always supported and contributed heavily to open source and science from Jax to Transformers to AlphaFold to Gemma open models which have now been downloaded 300M+ times. And the standards… https://t.co/OfHLWmmS0E > > — Demis Hassabis (@demishassabis) July 25, 2026 ## **Huang Calls For AI Model Balance** Huang shared a letter signed by Nvidia outlining the importance of open models. "AI will transform every industry, power every company, and be built by every country," he wrote. He added that "open models strengthen safety and cybersecurity, accelerate innovation and diffusion, and enable sovereignty." The Nvidia CEO argued that the world should not choose between open and closed AI, saying, "The world needs both frontier closed models and frontier open models." **Read Also: Jensen Huang Backs 'Excellent' Chinese AI Models, Tells Washington to Ditch 'Science Fiction' Fears: 'Misunderstood The Impact of Kimi'** ## **Tech Leaders Back Open AI Models** On Friday, major technology leaders backed open-weight AI models, with **Tesla Inc.** (NASDAQ:TSLA) and **Space Exploration Technologies Corp** (NASDAQ:SPCX) CEO **Elon Musk**, **Microsoft Corp** (NASDAQ:MSFT) CEO **Satya** **Nadella** and **Meta Platforms Inc.** (NASDAQ:META) CEO **Mark Zuckerberg** arguing they could boost innovation, competition and AI accessibility. Nadella called open-weight models "essential to a healthy AI ecosystem," while Zuckerberg said open source could empower users and prevent centralization. The leaders had supported a joint industry statement alongside **Nvidia**, **IBM Corp.** (NYSE:IBM), **Mistral AI**, **Hugging Face**, **Andreessen Horowitz** and other organizations. ***Disclaimer*:** *This content was partially produced with the help of AI tools and was reviewed and published by Benzinga editors.* **Read Also: The AI Infrastructure Surge Is Now Bigger Than The AI Boom Itself** *Photo courtesy: Thrive Studios ID / Shutterstock.com* ### Related Stocks - [GOOGL.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/GOOGL.US.md) - [NVDA.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/NVDA.US.md) - [GOOG.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/GOOG.US.md) - [GGLL.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/GGLL.US.md) - [NVDS.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/NVDS.US.md) - [NVDD.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/NVDD.US.md) - [NVDY.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/NVDY.US.md) - [GOOW.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/GOOW.US.md) - [NVDX.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/NVDX.US.md) - [NVDL.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/NVDL.US.md) - [NVDQ.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/NVDQ.US.md) - [NVD.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/NVD.US.md) - [NVDU.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/NVDU.US.md) - [GGLS.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/GGLS.US.md) - [GOOY.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/GOOY.US.md) - [GOU.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/GOU.US.md) - [GOOX.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/GOOX.US.md) - [GOOP.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/GOOP.US.md) - [MAGX.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/MAGX.US.md) - [NVDB.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/NVDB.US.md) - [NVDG.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/NVDG.US.md) - [NVDO.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/NVDO.US.md) - [NVDW.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/NVDW.US.md) - [NVYY.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/NVYY.US.md) - [NYYY.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/NYYY.US.md) - [DIPS.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/DIPS.US.md) - [07388.HK](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/07388.HK.md) - [07788.HK](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/07788.HK.md) - [09388.HK](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/09388.HK.md) - [TSLA.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/TSLA.US.md) - [MSFT.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/MSFT.US.md) - [META.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/META.US.md) - [IBM.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/IBM.US.md) - [NVD.DE](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/NVD.DE.md) ## Related News & Research - [NVDA: Record revenue and 70% growth outlook fueled by AI demand, with supply as the main constraint](https://longbridge.com/en/news/297098775.md) - [Google employees are already testing the next Gemini Flash AI model](https://longbridge.com/en/news/297235892.md) - [Nvidia’s Biggest Customers Face a Painful New AI Bill](https://longbridge.com/en/news/297062287.md) - [Nvidia to use Poolside deal to build alternative to Chinese AI, WSJ says](https://longbridge.com/en/news/296727449.md) - [Nvidia Revenue Set to Increase 18X in 4 Years; Analyst Says 'Never in History' Has a Company Grown This Fast](https://longbridge.com/en/news/297126014.md) --- > **Disclaimer: This article is for reference only and does not constitute any investment advice.**