- Nvidia boss Huang says: It doesn’t matter what children study – what’s more important is how they use AI to deepen their learning and craft.
- Journalism, art and storytelling remain valuable – human qualities such as creativity and judgment will become even more in demand in an AI world.
- AI doesn’t make people lazier, but rather more ambitious – just as PCs, the Internet and smartphones did before it, says Huang.
In the era of artificial intelligence, parents shouldn’t worry too much about what their children study, says Nvidia boss Jensen Huang.
“I don’t think it will matter. Everything that was important before will be important in the future,” Huang told Singapore’s Channel NewsAsia on Monday. Instead of chasing AI-safe subjects, students should focus on using AI to deepen their learning and improve their skills, Huang said.
The Nvidia boss cited journalism, storytelling, art and design as examples of areas that will remain valuable even as AI becomes more powerful. He pointed out that the best interviewers are not only well-prepared, but can also stay present in the moment, listen carefully and respond dynamically.
“The ability to tell a story to an audience will be as important in the future as it is today,” Huang said.
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The Nvidia boss also referenced the Japanese concept of “wabi-sabi” – the beauty of imperfection – and suggested that uniquely human qualities could become even more valuable in an AI-saturated world.
“Whatever your passion, the only thing you have to do is ask yourself the question: How can AI increase my learning, my craft, my purpose?” he said.
Huang isn’t the only business leader to weigh in on how AI could reshape education and work. Earlier this month, futurist and entrepreneur Peter Diamandis told BUSINESS INSIDER (BI) that children will need qualities such as curiosity, determination and adaptability to succeed in the AI era.
Teaching children “enduring human skills.”
Meanwhile, entrepreneur and professor Scott Galloway said on The Diary of a CEO podcast that parents should focus on teaching children enduring human skills such as storytelling, communication and relationship building.
Huang echoed this sentiment, arguing that while AI would automate parts of many jobs, it would also push people into more demanding work that requires judgment and creativity.
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“A job is like a basket full of tasks,” he said. “Many of these tasks are being automated. And I think that through automation we can focus on the more difficult parts of our work.”
Huang also disputed concerns that widespread use of AI could make people less intelligent or slower to think. To do so, he drew comparisons to the rise of computers, the Internet and smartphones, arguing that previous waves of technology had increased rather than diminished human ambition.
“Will we be busier or less busy in the future? I think the answer is busier,” Huang said.
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