'Don't Learn to Code, But Study This Instead...' says NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang

I think a lot of people got it wrong what Jensen Huang, Co-Founder and CEO of NVIDIA was recently saying at the @WorldGovSummit . It is easy to grab a "hot" statement without considering the full context and the more important message about what we as humanity should focus more in the age of AI.

I understand that most people don't have time to sit through the full interview , thus my hope is that this video provides a better context without creating unnecessary additional anxiety that we are all so familiar now in the face of AI and rapid change.

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[henkeball]

Hi kids! I am a software developer since 90's, and I've heard this statement multiple times during my career. The first time I heard it was back in the 90's when Java was invented. The statement back then was that since you could write object oriented code, then coding was so easy that every human on the planet could do it, and no software developers was no longer needed in the future.. However it turned out the opposite all the times in the past. Maybe it will be different now that Generative AI is available? Well... My observations during the last year has shows the complete opposite once again. As a software developer I have never before seen such increase in demand for my skills and services from my customers. I need to turn down 90% of all projects that need my help to bring AI tools and software to their businesses. Sadly all my colleagues face the same problem. We need more software developers to be able to meet this enormous increase in demand. So if you ask me if becoming a software developer is useless nowadays, I will say definitely not! Come and work with me! :) Wish you the best!!
P.S. My english is bad, I know. I am from Sweden.

[mpsohem]

learning coding is not just learning coding but learning the fundamental things behind

[gsnjznk]

the fundamental structure, logic, & code behind the magic is very important & will continue to be valuable.

[PhilipsJameszang]

I believe that investors should always use their money for investments, especially We'll start to see greater market diversification in 2024. About $350, 000 of my funds are intended to be invested in equities over the upcoming year. Goal of becoming millionaire by 2024

[kortyEdna]

Thank you for the update, I already own shares of PALANTIR, TSLA, NVDA and APPL. I don't mind having other equities sit around for a while, but I'd also appreciate short term opportunities that could fetch huge return! I've got a $200k portfolio that I want to grow into 7 figure before staying 100% cash.

[rickitekgaaso]

I understand Jensen's point. He suggests that in the near future, AI may enable anyone to create software effortlessly, akin to playing tic-tac-toe. However, for highly intricate software, a single prompt may not suffice. You'll need to provide AI with detailed instructions regarding workflows, procedures, processes, and more. This necessitates expertise in your chosen field to effectively communicate with AI and ensure the development of the desired software.

[ComradeQuestion]

This sounds like telling people to stop learning math because we made calculators 😂

[jtvtech]

Every CEO: "Don't learn this or that. We already did it."

[avariciousaltruist]

Never take a CEO's word at face value. There is always an ulterior motive behind the things they say. It's not necessarily intentionally sinister, but the reality is that it's in their best interest to guide the masses (that's you and me) toward the kind of things that benefit them and their companies. I have nothing against individual CEOs personally, but they are the public-facing corporate voice of their companies. Even if a CEO made an absolutely factual statement, such as "the sun is hot, " I would still have doubts about their motives.

That's not to say that it is useless to pay attention to what they say, because we can gauge their intent by the character of their message. However, do not base your entire professional career around their suggestions. As long as computers exist, there will always be a need for software developers building the foundation.

I am not a software engineer, I just want to encourage people to think for themselves. Thanks for coming to my Ted Talk. <(^_^<)

[ConradGosling]

Been beating myself up a bit that I sold my 53 shares of NVDA at $303 each back in May 2023. Now thinking of liquidating a few other investments to rebuy but afraid to do so. I also currently have 500k in savings making me next to nothing.

[newhampshirelifestyle]

I do not "code". I develop Software and have been doing it for 30+ years. I asked ChatGPT to design a QuadTree in C++ that has a user defined interface to set the node levels, add and delete nodes from the root down to the specified level and render the entire thing in OpenGL. NOT. It failed hard. Then I asked if it to write C++ to implement a moving average FFT filter. NOT. I do not see ChatGPT or AI replacing Software Engineers anytime soon, if at all.

[somethingtojenga]

This is absolutely predictable speak from a CEO of a tech company who wants to create consumers and reduce competitors. The number of people who should take this 'advice' seriously, if they're serious about computer science, is zero.

[Filip-cing]

Learn learn, learn upskill, upskill upskill while the standard of living of middle-class goes down down down and down
this world of high technology looks more and more like hell.
I don’t wanna learn all the time I want to relax and enjoy life ffs

[osamucabral]

In other words: "Give us the power to decide and design YOUR life's point of view please? "

[ocmetals]

If I had a kid, I would encourage them to learn to create simple things with technology that solves problems. That has always been profitable.

[jwm]

Although I have a computer science background, I'm not a great programmer, so AI has been a game changer for me. I do find that it helps to be enough of a programmer that you can either catch mistakes, or help the AI fix them through testing. And yes, domain expertise is also critical.

Interesting side note: I have a coworker who is a phenomenal programmer, but doesn't have good communication skills - he has given up on AI, saying that he can't get it to do anything useful or reliable!

In order to effectively use AI as a programming assistant, I think the ideal skills (in order) are: communication, domain expertise, testing/validation, and finally some amount of programming.

[neatdesign]

Having more programmers means greater accessibility and open technology for all. However, if we are simply users of new technology, we risk losing control. Corporations will then build what they want and control everything.

[lefiesh]

Telling people to not learn programming because AI will do it for you is the dumbest advice you could give unless you want people to become even more dependent on tech and unable to understand and master it….oh, I see 🤔

[cherrys_diary]

Thank you for sharing this video about Jensen Huang’ story.
He is a very diligent person.
His first work is a dishwasher.
Step by step to high level work.
I’m proud of him.

[DevLife]

I’ve been coding for 28 years now and what makes a great developer is knowing how to elegantly organize your thoughts and express them in code. I’ve seen many devs that know a language or framework really well but were awful at writing good code. So you will really need to know how to come up with great solutions for complex problems and clearly express those solutions to AI.