US EditionNvidia CEO says AI boom will create 'six-figure' construction jobs
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said AI infrastructure growth is causing skilled trade salaries to nearly double, with six-figure pay for workers building data centers and factories.
- At the World Economic Forum, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said the AI boom creates six-figure opportunities for electricians, plumbers, and construction workers.
- Driven by a projected $7 trillion in global data-center capital outlays by the end of the decade, Huang said the largest infrastructure buildout in human history will create many jobs.
- Shortages of skilled trades are pushing wages up, with salaries for U.S. tradespeople nearly doubling in some cases and many roles paying over $100,000 without a college degree.
- Advocating vocational paths, Huang noted 'You don't need to have a Ph.D. in computer science to do so' and urged AI investors and policymakers that 'Everybody should be able to make a great living'.
- Amid wider debate over AI's labor impact, Jensen Huang, Nvidia CEO, argued AI boosts radiologists' productivity and jobs, while Larry Fink, BlackRock CEO, warned of a looming electricians bottleneck.
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Nvidia CEO says AI boom will create 'six-figure' construction jobs
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said that the build-out of infrastructure to support the artificial intelligence (AI) technology boom is boosting the salaries of construction trade workers who are involved with those projects.The Nvidia co-founder spoke at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, and was asked by BlackRock CEO Larry Fink, who is the WEF interim co-chair, about how the rise of AI will change the nature of work."First of all, this …
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Predicts Six-Figure Salaries for Workers Building AI Infrastructure
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang believes that the AI boom will generate high-paying positions for skilled trade workers constructing chip manufacturing plants, data centers, and related facilities.
AI may take coding jobs, Nvidia CEO says worry not there will be many plumbing jobs in future
AI vs jobs is one big topic of discussion nowadays. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is now adding to it by saying that AI might impact a few jobs, like coding jobs, but it will also generate many plumbing and electrician jobs in the construction industry.
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"It's wonderful that the jobs are related to trade craft. We're going to have plumbers and electricians... all of these jobs, we're seeing quite a significant boom and salaries have gone up. Nearly double,” he told the session. Giving the example of a radiologist, he said the purpose of the job is to diagnose disease. But AI has taken away the drudgery of processing scans. 📲 AI To Make Routine Jobs More Productive, More Skilled Workers Needed, …
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