Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, whose company is at the center of the AI revolution, says workers in every profession from farming to carpentry should embrace artificial intelligence to future-proof their jobs. According to a report by Business Insider, speaking on the Lex Fridman Podcast, Huang argued that AI is not just coming for office jobs, but blue-collar workers should also pay attention. “If I were a farmer, I would absolutely use AI. If I were a pharmacist, I would use AI,” Huang said. “I want to see what it could do to elevate my job so that I could be the innovator to revolutionize this industry myself.”

Jensen Huang believes AI is transforming traditional roles

Huang also shared the examples of how AI can transform traditional roles. For carpenters, Huang said that coding represents big opportunity, adding,“A carpenter with AI is also an architect. Their artistry just elevated tremendously.” By learning to integrate AI into their work, he suggested, workers can expand their value and creativity rather than be replaced.Previously, Huang said that he is “certain 100% of everybody’s jobs will be changed” by AI. While Nvidia CEO acknowledged that some roles will be lost as tasks are automated, he also stressed on the fact that many new opportunities will also be created by AI. The key, he said, is for workers to learn how to use AI to automate repetitive tasks and focus on higher-value contributions.With anxiety about AI-driven layoffs growing, Huang’s advice is straightforward: become an expert in AI, no matter your job function. He noted that in hiring decisions, he would always prefer candidates who understand AI over those who don’t. “Every college student should graduate and be an expert in AI,” he said, adding that this knowledge could be the difference between landing a job and ending up unemployed.Huang also touched on the arrival of artificial general intelligence (AGI), saying the age of AGI is already here. Even his own role as CEO of one of the world’s most successful tech companies, he admitted, isn’t immune to AI disruption.