Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang tip to students: If I were a student today, here's how I would use AI
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang reveals how students should use AI for career success
In a rapidly evolving technological landscape, future-proofing one's career is a paramount concern for students. When posed with the hypothetical question of what advice he would offer his younger self to navigate this future,
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang
's answer is clear and surprisingly personal: embrace generative artificial intelligence. Speaking on a recent episode of the "Huge Conversations" show with Cleo Abram, Huang emphasized the critical importance of learning how to effectively interact with AI tools like ChatGPT, Gemini Pro, and Grok. "The first thing I would do is to learn AI," he stated.
Drawing a parallel to human interaction, Huang explained that "learning how to interact with AI is not unlike being someone who's really good at asking questions." He elaborated on the nuance involved, saying, "Prompting AI is very similar. You can't just randomly ask a bunch of questions. Asking AI to be an assistant to you requires some expertise and artistry of how to prompt it."
To illustrate his point, Huang offered the analogy of an entrepreneur facing a vague question about their business. Just as a specific query elicits a more helpful response from a person, the same holds true for AI. Kelly Daniel, Lazarus AI prompt director, echoed this sentiment in a February CNBC Make It article, suggesting that users should approach chatbots with the mindset of interacting with a child, requiring clear and well-structured prompts.
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Huang's advice comes at a crucial time, as a 2024 report from the Harvard Graduate School of Education, Common Sense Media, and Hopelab revealed that only 11% of Americans aged 14 to 22 currently use generative AI once or twice per week. This is despite LinkedIn's 2025 Work Change report projecting that a significant 70% of job skills could be impacted by AI by the year 2030.
The ability to craft effective AI prompts – and by extension, ask better questions in general – is presented by Huang as a fundamental skill that will maintain its relevance across all career paths. He urged students to dedicate time to developing this proficiency, regardless of their chosen field.
"If I were a student today, irrespective of whether it's for math or science or chemistry or biology — doesn't matter what field of science I'm going into or what profession — I'm going to ask myself, 'How can I use AI to do my job better?'" Huang concluded, underscoring the transformative potential of AI as a tool for enhancing productivity and success in any future career.
Nvidia CEO to students
: Don't be afraid of failures
Talking about failure, Huang said that he has been Nvidia's CEO for more than three decades, and he's grown the company — through ups and downs — into a $2.2 trillion behemoth. Addressing graduating students in a May 2023 commencement speech at National Taiwan University, Huang said, 'At Nvidia, I [have] experienced failures. Great big ones — all humiliating and embarrassing.'
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