By Casey B. Renner
Publication Date: 2026-05-20 01:01:00
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Workers are more likely to be replaced by people who know how to use artificial intelligence than by the technology itself, according to Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) CEO Jensen Huang.
“It is unlikely most people will lose a job to AI,” Huang said last month during a Stanford Graduate School of Business panel discussion alongside Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA). “It is most likely that most people will lose their job to somebody who uses AI.”
His remarks focused on AI adoption, changing workplace demands and how companies are using the technology inside existing jobs.
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Huang said during the discussion that AI can automate specific tasks while allowing companies to do more work. Using himself as an example, he pointed to typing and talking, two functions AI can already perform. Even so, he said he remains “busier than ever.”
“The purpose of your job and the tasks that you do in your job are related but not the same,” Huang said. In his view, automating tasks does not necessarily eliminate the job itself.
The Engineers Huang Says Are Winning In The AI Era
Huang said at the panel that AI agents are already becoming part of Nvidia’s software engineering workflow.
“The software engineers who know how to use AI, know how to use agentic systems, are the most popular and the most successful,” he said.
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