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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
David McHugh

Nvidia chief makes surprising prediction about AI replacing human industry

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, and NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang toast with drinks while on stage at the Invest In Germany Summit to announce a strategic cooperation between the German government, NVIDIA and a group of German companies - (Getty)

German automakers and machinery manufacturers must rapidly embrace artificial intelligence to "re-engineer" the country's struggling economy by utilizing its rich manufacturing data and engineering expertise, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has urged.

Huang, whose firm creates the advanced processors and software powering AI models for developers like Anthropic and OpenAI, emphasized that digital tools will not supplant the physical engineering and manufacturing sectors where Germany has extensive experience.

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