Why Nvidia CEO Wants ‘Every Task’ to be Automated With AI
It’s no secret that technology companies are pushing employees to integrate AI into their workflows as the industry races to demonstrate practical returns on massive infrastructure investments.
Nvidia is now taking one of the biggest stances on internal AI adoption, as CEO Jensen Huang instructs employees to automate every possible task with AI, going so far as to call managers who limit AI usage within their teams “insane”.
Speaking the day after Nvidia reported record earnings, Jensen responded to a question about managers instructing employees to reduce their AI usage.
“My understanding is that Nvidia has some managers who are telling their people to use less AI,” he said at the meeting, as reported by Business Insider.
Jensen says: “I want every task that is possible to be automated with AI to be automated with AI.
“I promise you, you will have work to do.”
Why Nvidia is hiring 10,000 despite automation push
Despite the push for automation, the CEO says Nvidia hired “several thousand” people last quarter, putting such strain on office parking spaces that he jokes about the situation.
“If AI does not work for a specific task, use it until it does.”
The company has expanded its workforce from 29,600 employees at the end of fiscal 2024 to 36,000 employees at the end of fiscal 2025, even as other technology companies conducted layoffs.
The hiring isn’t stopping either.
“Frankly, I think we’re probably still about 10,000 short,” he says, “but the pace at which we hire should be consistent with the pace at which we can integrate and harmonise the new employees.”
The company has been expanding its physical presence too, moving into new offices in Taipei and Shanghai whilst constructing two additional sites in the US.
Jensen says Nvidia’s software engineers use Cursor, an AI-powered coding assistant that has gained adoption across the technology industry.
But Jensen doesn’t want employees giving up when the tools fail. “Use it until it does,” he says. “Jump in and help make it better, because we have the power to do so.”
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Nvidia isn’t alone in this push.
Microsoft and Meta plan to evaluate employees based on their AI usage, while Google has told engineers to use AI for coding.
- Nvidia plans to hire around 10,000 additional people, despite its automation push
- Nvidia’s workforce has grown from 29,600 employees at the end of fiscal 2024 to 36,000 employees at the end of fiscal 2025
- Net headcount increase over that period is 6,400 employees (36,000 minus 29,600)
- Nvidia’s quarterly revenue represents a 62% increase compared with the same period a year earlier
Amazon has been in talks to adopt Cursor after employees requested access to the tool, according to Business Insider’s reporting.
Nvidia has become the world’s most valuable company, with a market capitalisation exceeding four trillion dollars.
The chipmaker reported recently that it generated US$57.01bn in revenue in the last quarter, representing a 62% increase from the same period last year.
Jensen’s directive to persist with AI tools even when they fail acknowledges current limitations while maintaining that improvement comes through use.
His message to employees is unambiguous: “If AI does not work for a specific task, use it until it does.”
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