Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang clarified comments he made about the supposed “death of coding.”
Huang had been criticized in the past for repeatedly saying that since artificial intelligence platforms would soon do much of the heavy lifting when it comes to coding, today's young people should not necessarily consider learning it as a vital skill.
Speaking at the company's Nvidia GTC 2024 event in San Jose, Huang was asked in a press Q&A whether he still believed this was the case, and it seems like not much has changed.
Death of coding?
“I think people should learn all kinds of skills,” Huang said, comparing learning coding to skills like juggling, playing the piano or learning calculus.
However, he added that “programming will not be essential for you to be a successful person… but if anyone wants to learn how to do it (programming), please do it, because we are hiring programmers.”
In the past, Huang had said that time otherwise spent learning to code should be invested in experience in industries such as agriculture, biology, manufacturing and education, and that upskilling could be one way. key to follow, helping to provide the knowledge of how and when. use AI programming.
Huang also added that generative AI would require a host of new skills to close the technology gap.
“You don't have to be a C++ programmer to be successful,” he said. “You just have to be a fast engineer. And who can't be a fast engineer? When my wife talks to me, she's designing me fast.” “.
“We all need to learn how to goad AIs, but that's no different than learning how to goad teammates.”
These skills could be vital for young people entering the workforce at an auspicious time, Huang added.
“(AI) is a new industry; that's why we say there is a new industrial revolution,” he declared. “In the future, almost all of our computing will be generated.”
