In the rapidly changing AI industry, the most frequent question asked by everyone is: What should my kid study to have a promising future? However, Jason Huang, CEO of Nvidia (one of the major manufacturers of AI chips), gives quite a different opinion. According to him, in the AI age, the primary question should not concern the choice of subjects, but how to study the subjects properly with the help of AI.
Huang gave an interview for a TV channel from Singapore, advising the parents not to worry about the subjects of their children's choice. In his opinion, the qualities that were important in the previous era-creativity, narrative, comprehension, and empathy-will remain valuable in the future.
Huang also referred to the Japanese concept of wabi-sabi, which values the beauty of imperfection. “In the perfect world of AI, human emotions, mistakes and individual style can become the most distinctive,” he implied. Jason Huang described jobs as a basket of tasks. He believes AI will automate many repetitive tasks, but this will free up time for humans to perform more demanding, creative and strategic tasks. He also said that AI will not make humans lazy. Just as the advent of computers, the internet and smartphones has not made people less busy, but rather more busy, AI will also fuel human ambition.
In the age of AI, children must cultivate creative thinking, smart use of AI tools, curiosity, and a mindset of continuous learning.
Huang specifically mentioned fields like journalism, art, design, and storytelling. He says that AI can provide information, but human-like sensitive conversations, asking the right questions at the right time, and crafting a story that connects people, are still human abilities. He said that a good interviewer doesn't just prepare, but listens carefully to the other person and responds in the moment. This ability of human perception will be the greatest strength of the future.