Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang discusses the impact of neural networks on the labor market and the level of social anxiety with reporter Ezra Klein. The top manager admitted that he himself often worries about tomorrow, but prefers to channel those fears into productive pipelines.
The reason for the discussion is that statistics show that 79% of American citizens are worried that digitalization will lead to unemployment. Journalists review the fate of professions affected by globalization and suggest that rapid innovation should increase people’s fears. Huang disputes this assertion and points to the other side of the coin. The difficulty of adapting is compensated for by a substantial increase in program availability. In the past, managing complex software required long-term learning of specific programming languages, but now users only need to communicate in familiar human language.
The company founder emphasized that the huge burden and risk on the entire technology ecosystem remains a personal concern for him, not a burden on consumers. Society gains results from confidence and readily available tools. The entrepreneur said that if new features don’t start being implemented in time, skeptical citizens risk falling behind the times entirely.