Humans need to 'surf the wave' of AI rather than get swallowed by it, Chesky says at Communacopia

AI AgePublished Thu, Sep 10 202611:46 AM EDTKey PointsThe Goldman Sachs Communacopia + Technology Conference continued with a tech-heavy day on Thursday.Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi, and SpaceX CFO Bret Johnsen are all set to speak.AirBnb CEO Brian Chesky said humans should "surf the wave" of AI rather than get swallowed under it.The Goldman Sachs Communacopia + Technology Conference continued on Thursday with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi, and SpaceX CFO Bret Johnsen among the notable names set to take the stage.Artificial intelligence has been a big topic of discussion so far at the annual meeting of top executives, which started Tuesday.AirBnb CEO Brian Chesky said the technology wasn't "inherently good or bad" in an interview with CNBC's David Faber that aired Thursday. He said the technology's potential is in human hands."I'm not confident I'm right. I'm not confident that it's going to be positive, but I think it can be. It's like nuclear power; it can either light up a city or destroy a city," Chesky said.He added that his AI theory is of a "cognitive revolution" that helps humans get smarter along with the technology."We need to remind people of how valuable they will be to society, and that AI is a wave, and we can surf the wave rather than get swallowed underneath the water," he said.Read more CNBC tech newsApple event live updates: First foldable iPhone, new watch series expected as Ternus makes debutAndreessen- and Thiel-backed defense startup opens U.S. missile factory as it exits stealthAnthropic researcher says AI has more than 10% chance of 'killing all humans' after colleague quitsHow one hedge-fund manager built his firm to be powered entirely by AI agents