Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang — whose work helped enable artificial intelligence — says society has no choice but to change as AI arrives, and that it needs to develop "new social norms" to adapt. He made the comments in what the Associated Press described as an exclusive interview on Tuesday.
According to the AP, Huang argued that a fuller embrace of the technology would improve people's lives, and he used the interview to defend a disruptive technology and try to quell fears about the future. The wide-ranging conversation also touched on AI policy, manufacturing, and Huang's relationship with President Trump.
Huang struck an optimistic note on jobs. According to AP coverage, he pledged that AI will boost manufacturing employment — a claim that reporters note will face a real-world test in Texas, where Nvidia has a roughly $2 billion project that puts its vision for AI-powered industry on the line.
According to CNBC-TV18, Huang said AI should be used by everyone and called for new social norms while backing safety standards, national security safeguards, and stronger U.S. energy production. Other outlets, including the South China Morning Post, Japan Today, and Breaking News, carried versions of the same AP interview, underscoring how widely his message circulated.
Why it matters: Huang runs the company whose chips power much of the AI boom, so his framing — that people must adapt rather than resist, and that AI can create jobs rather than only destroy them — carries unusual weight in a debate that will shape workplaces, energy policy, and national security. His Texas factory bet offers a concrete place to judge whether those promises hold up.