“It is our job to create computing technology such that nobody has to program. And that the programming language is human.” Nvidia CEO said. Yes, in future, AI will disintermediate coding, making that skill largely irrelevant! This thesis is fundamentally amazing because it is taking us to the core of the grand Greek philosophy, positing that Knowledge is what matters, and not necessarily “language”.
At the recent World Government Summit in Dubai, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang delivered a thought-provoking speech that challenged the conventional wisdom surrounding the importance of coding skills in the tech industry.
In a break from tradition, Huang argued that in the era of artificial intelligence (AI), programming is no longer a vital skill for individuals to thrive in technology-related fields. The Nvidia CEO said that for 10-15 years almost every person sitting on a tech forum stage would have insisted that it is “vital” for young people to learn computer science, to learn how to program computers.
In other words, that you can speak/write English does not make you smarter than someone who can speak/write Igbo, French, Hausa, etc. Yes, does knowing a language posit another level of capability beyond a domain? And if not, why should knowing programming languages C++, Python, etc be a game changer in careers?
In grad school, I had a great experience on the power of mathematics. In my first year in Johns Hopkins University, we were paired to create a software solution to control a needle as it navigates into a patient during minimally invasive surgery of a throat through laryngoscope/endoscope. I solved the math and handed it over to my partner as I had to travel outside the US. He was to do the coding, translating the math into a program.
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I was not exposed to Python then. The student did the coding, and submitted it for us. But he wrote a report that I left all the work for him. Upon my return, the professor called us. I explained how I did the math and told him to code it as I was still trying to get used to Python. Right there, the professor asked me to join his lab: yes, the math is what PhDs do and not the coding; he assigned A+. That was how I became a member of Prof Taylor’s Computer Assisted Integrated Surgery lab.
Good People, rethink your career because everything will change. If you are a logistics expert, you are already a programmer in logistics. The coding part will be handled by AI.
Indeed, software will eat the world, but hardware must first cook the world for it. And we can add that AI will create organic software with no additives of coders. A world in motion.
In the oil industry, software can help you in the reconciliation process, but before that can be done, you need sensors to collect the data. The same applies in agriculture and healthcare sectors where before the data can be processed and analysed, sensors must first collect them from the soil, land or humans.
Largely, the deal is this: without hardware, the impact of software will remain limited in Africa in helping communities and firms. Sure, software will eat the world, but hardware must first cook the world for it.
Nvidia CEO Says Kids Shouldn’t Learn Coding: AI will Make the Skill Irrelevant
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