STORY: :: Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says AI will create more jobs, not eliminate them

:: San Jose, California / March 17, 2026

"A lot of people say AI's coming, we're going to run out of our work, our jobs. It's exactly the opposite. The fact of the matter is PCs made us more busy. The internet made us more busy, mobile devices made us super busy."

"We are millions of truck drivers short. We are tens of millions of manufacturing workers short. Employment is very high and yet many companies don't have enough labor, most companies don't have enough labor.  Robots will fill in that gap, number one. As a result of filling that gap, all of our countries' economy will grow. And when the economy grows most companies tend to hire more people. They'll hire more people, to manage more robots. Hire more people to manage more agents."

:: Huang also pledged his support for Nvidia teams in Israel and Taiwan

"We have 6000 families in Israel and I'm quite worried about them. I know that they're worried about themselves. I'm 100% committed to Israel where we are going to be there for a very long time and 100% of our employees there, they have 100% of our love and support. That is 100% also true about Taiwan. We have several thousand employees there. They've been there a very long time. 

Huang said AI systems, including autonomous agents, will require human oversight and management, ultimately driving hiring rather than reducing it.

Huang outlined a future in which Nvidia's workforce operates alongside millions of AI agents working continuously.

Huang also addressed geopolitical concerns affecting Nvidia's global workforce, particularly in Israel and Taiwan.

During the Q&A, Huang also received the 2026 MotorTrend Person of the Year award, an honor previously given to Elon Musk.