Jensen Huang says AI will reshape work like the Industrial Revolution and the US 'should absolutely lead'

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang thinks artificial intelligence will transform the workforce much like the Industrial Revolution did, creating new jobs and reshaping how Americans work.

Speaking Thursday on "The Will Cain Show," Huang urged young people to embrace AI rather than fear it, arguing that the technology will become a tool that enhances workers' abilities across nearly every field. The Nvidia co-founder said the rapid expansion of AI infrastructure is already fueling demand for skilled labor, including electricians, welders and construction workers, as companies build chip manufacturing facilities, computer plants and data centers across the country.

"We’ve created about half a million of them," Huang said. "We’re probably going to create a lot more."

President Donald Trump speaks with Elon Musk and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang during the Saudi Investment Forum at the Kennedy Center in Washington on Nov. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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Earlier this week, Huang gave Fox News host Will Cain a tour of a manufacturing facility in Sherman, Texas, where Nvidia is partnering with software company Coherent. Nvidia recently invested $2 billion in Coherent, which manufactures lasers and optics used in advanced technologies.

Coherent CEO Jim Anderson said production at the company's Sherman facility is expected to quadruple over the next 12 to 18 months.

"It is the case that productivity creates more jobs," Huang said. "Just go back and look at history."

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Unlike previous technological breakthroughs, Huang argued that AI is uniquely accessible because it allows people with little technical expertise to interact with and direct complex systems using natural language.

"If you’re not sure how to use AI, you tell the AI: I don’t know how to use AI," he said.

Huang said he views AI as a tool that can help people improve their skills rather than replace them. He encouraged students and young workers to pursue their interests while learning how to use AI alongside them.

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"If you’re into culinary arts, study it with AI. If you’re into philosophy, study it with AI," he said.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang arrived with President Donald Trump's delegation to Beijing, China. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Huang compared AI to the calculator, arguing that technological tools often change how work is performed rather than eliminate the need for skilled workers.

"We don’t have to do algebra anymore, we don’t do surface integrals, we don’t do calculus," he said. "All of those things are now done by computers."

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The purpose of work, Huang argued, will remain the same even as AI changes how it is performed. He believes the technology will boost U.S. productivity, strengthen the economy and increase energy demand as AI infrastructure continues to expand.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang delivers a keynote address during the Nvidia GTC Artificial Intelligence Conference at the SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., on March 18, 2024. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

It’s going to be largely optimistic, largely wonderful," he said. "There are some use cases that we have to be extremely careful about."

Besides concerns over job loss due to AI, the federal government has shown caution toward certain advanced models’ dangers to national security. Last week, the Trump administration banned Anthropic’s Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models for use by foreign nationals.

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The ban allegedly came after Amazon AI experts discovered a way to utilize the models’ full cyber abilities.

While some have framed artificial intelligence as a competition between the United States and China, Huang said he does not view the technology as a race with a finish line.

"AI is going to last a long time, and there’s no end," he said.

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Still, Huang argued that the United States should remain at the forefront of technology.

"We should absolutely lead."