Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang: Don't fear AI, it's your moment to shape the future

Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang delivered an optimistic counternarrative to college graduates fearing artificial intelligence will obliterate their careers. Speaking at Carnegie Mellon University's commencement yesterday, 

Huang framed AI infrastructure demand as "a once-in-a-generation opportunity to reindustrialise America and restore the nation's capacity to build."

The ceremony took place with Huang addressing 5800 students who were receiving their undergraduate and graduate degrees, and he acknowledged that people had fear about AI technology which could bring disruptive changes, but he claimed that this moment brought the most exciting opportunities.

Huang highlighted to the audience that "A new industry is being born. A new era of science and discovery is beginning," he told the crowd. "I cannot imagine a more exciting time to begin your life's work."

Huang showed the process of AI development through his explanation which described the considerable infrastructure requirements which must be built to operate AI systems.

He presented the AI development project as requiring different capabilities from all types of workers because he considered it to be an exceptional case where infrastructure spending would lead to widespread job creation.

Acknowledging the historical pattern, Nvidia CEO said that "Every major technological revolution in history created fear alongside opportunity." He wanted graduates to develop mental attitudes which would enable them to understand new things better. "When society engages technology openly, responsibly, and optimistically, we expand human potential far more than we diminish it."

"No generation has entered the world with more powerful tools or greater opportunities than you. We all begin our journey from this same point. This is your moment to help shape what comes next. So run. Don't walk," he added when concluding the remarks.