Nvidia CEO thinks AI would kill coding, says ‘everybody is now a programmer’

Jensen Huang, the CEO of Nvidia, recently expressed his views on IT jobs being at risk due to Artificial Intelligence. Highlighting the growing use of AI, with tools like OpenAI's ChatGPT and Google's Gemini, he noted that “everybody is now a programmer.” Nvidia CEO emphasises the need for ‘upskilling process’ over learning how to code Jensen Huang, the CEO of Nvidia says people should focus on 'upskilling' more than learning how to code {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} The 61-year-old explained that learning coding was once an all-important task, but in today's world, it holds little value. id Software co-founder agrees with Nvidia CEO John Carmack, the co-founder of American video game developer id Software, rallied behind Huang. In response to the viral video of the Nvidia CEO's take on coding, Carmack wrote on X, formerly Twitter, ““Coding” was never the source of value, and people shouldn’t get overly attached to it. Problem solving is the core skill.” {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} “The discipline and precision demanded by traditional programming will remain valuable transferable attributes, but they won’t be a barrier to entry,” he continued.