Nvidia’s CEO lays out his vision of what the next 10 years will look like — and his simple advice to young people
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Nvidia’s CEO spoke in a recent interview about his expectations for the future.
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Jensen Huang said the age of human robotics and the “application science of AI” was coming.
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Huang said that if he were still a student, the “first thing” he’d do is learn AI.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has a vision for the future — and some advice for the generations that will have to navigate it.
In a recently released interview on Cleo Abram’s “Huge Conversations,” recorded on January 7, Huang said he expected massive leaps in what he called “human robotics” within the next half decade and a broadening in the applications of artificial intelligence.
Multiple companies across both the US and China, among other countries, are working to launch and scale the production of humanoid robots for use in manufacturing and consumer applications.
“The last 10 years was really about the science of AI,” the Nvidia cofounder said. “The next 10 years, we’re going to have plenty of science of AI, but the next 10 years is going to be the application science of AI. The fundamental science versus the application science.”
AI will become pervasive, Huang said, weaving its way into nearly every industry.
“The applied research, the application side of AI now becomes: How can I apply AI to digital biology?” Huang said. “How can I apply AI to climate technology? How can I apply AI to agriculture, to fishery, to robotics, to transportation, optimizing logistics? How can I apply AI to, you know, teaching?”
Huang’s advice to future generations is simple: Learn how to use the technology in its various forms, including how to craft smart prompts.
“If I were a student today, the first thing I would do is to learn AI,” Huang said. “How do I learn to interact with ChatGPT, how do I learn to interact with Gemini Pro, and how do I learn to interact with Grok? Learning how to interact with AI is not unlike being someone who is really good at asking questions.”
Huang, who is 61, said his generation had to ask: “How do we use computers to do our jobs better?” He said the next generation should be asking: “How can I use AI to do my job better?”
Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg has echoed the sentiments when asked what students should study, citing the experience of one of his daughters, who used Meta AI to illustrate a story she was writing.
“I think the most important thing is just, like, learning how to think critically and learning values when you’re young,” Zuckerberg said in an interview with Bloomberg’s Emily Chang.
