NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang, whose net worth recently surpassed Warren Buffett's, revealed he utilizes artificial intelligence daily while championing prompt engineering as an advanced cognitive discipline. In a CNN interview, Huang dismissed exaggerated fears about AI eliminating jobs but stressed that every profession faces fundamental transformation. "I'm 100% certain all jobs will change," asserted the tech visionary, emphasizing AI's role as humanity's "greatest technological equalizer" that will redefine work rather than replace it.
During a separate CCTV appearance, Huang announced pivotal developments for China's market: regulatory approval for NVIDIA's H20 processor—hailed as "very, very good news"—and the forthcoming RTX Pro graphics card engineered for computational graphics, digital twins and AI workloads. He contends AI will overhaul occupations not through mass unemployment but by dramatically reducing task redundancy and redesign requirements.
Countering recent MIT research warning about AI dependency causing diminished brain activity and "cognitive inertia," Huang framed prompt crafting as a sophisticated skill demanding cognitive exertion and linguistic precision. The NVIDIA chief spends most work hours formulating queries, with 90% of his AI commands structured as questions. His methodology involves soliciting responses from multiple AI systems, compelling them to cross-examine outputs before delivering optimized solutions—a practice he believes sharpens critical thinking.
Divergent perspectives emerged from other tech leaders. RethinkX research head Adam Dorr predicted a "job collapse" eliminating half of positions within a decade. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei forecasted 50% of entry-level white-collar jobs vanishing in five years, accusing governments and AI firms of downplaying displacement risks across finance, legal and tech sectors. Geoffrey Hinton, renowned as the "Godfather of AI," specifically flagged vulnerability for call center and paralegal roles while suggesting plumbing as safer employment.
Contrarily, Meta's chief AI scientist Yann LeCun maintained humans would retain numerous essential functions despite AI advancements. The discourse unfolds as NVIDIA recently achieved a historic $4 trillion market capitalization milestone. Regarding the US-China AI race, Huang emphasized America must attract global developers to maintain leadership, noting China's "astonishing" progress given that 50% of worldwide AI developers are Chinese.