Jensen Huang says AI isn’t likely to cause mass layoffs unless ‘the world runs out of ideas’

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• Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said he doesn’t believe AI will cause massive job loss, unless “the world runs out of ideas.” Instead, AI is already helping supercharge human productivity and equalizing the playing field for those who know less about technology. Huang’s comments stand in contrast to more pessimistic forecasts by other CEOs, including Athropic’s Dario Amodei, who has said half of all entry-level white-collar jobs could be replaced by AI.

Jensen Huang is not an AI doomer, but he said developing tech could cause job losses if humans can’t come up with new ideas.