Bill Gates Wants to Hit the Brakes. Nvidia Is Financing AI's Next Sprint.Bill Gates想要踩下刹车，而英伟达正在为人工智能的下一程冲刺提供资金支持。Benzinga· NVDA+7.21%MSFT+1.50%Bill Gates and Nvidia Corp's (NASDAQ:NVDA) Jensen Huang weren't responding to each other on Wednesday. But together, they captured the central tension shaping artificial intelligence.

Hours after Gates said he would support a credible plan to slow AI's advance because society isn't prepared for the disruption, Nvidia revealed another way it's making sure the industry's momentum doesn't stall.

Buried in the chipmaker's blockbuster earnings was a seemingly small disclosure: it extended payment terms for some investment-grade customers from 45 days to 60 days—one more sign that Nvidia is becoming more than...