Why Does Nvidia's CEO Want ‘Every Task’ to be AI Automated?

It’s no secret that companies across the tech landscape are racing to prove real returns on their massive AI investments – and many are urging employees to weave AI into every corner of their work.

Now Nvidia is taking one of the strongest positions yet. CEO Jensen Huang is pushing staff to automate anything that can be automated, calling managers who try to limit AI use within their teams “insane”.

Speaking just a day after Nvidia posted record earnings, Jensen addressed a question about managers telling employees to scale back 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.

“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 aggressive push toward automation, the CEO notes that Nvidia still hired “several thousand” people last quarter – so many, in fact, that the surge has strained office parking to the point where he now jokes about the situation.

The company has grown its ranks sharply – from 29,600 employees at the end of fiscal 2024 to 36,000 by the close of fiscal 2025 – even as many other tech firms moved in the opposite direction with layoffs.

And the hiring isn’t slowing down.

“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 widening its physical footprint as well, recently moving into new offices in Taipei and Shanghai while simultaneously building out two additional sites in the US.

Jensen says Nvidia’s software engineers rely on Cursor, an AI-powered coding assistant that has quickly gained traction across the broader tech 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.”

How the technology sector evaluates staff on AI usage

Nvidia isn’t alone in this push.

Microsoft and Meta now plan to evaluate employees based on how effectively they use AI, while Google has instructed its engineers to incorporate AI into their coding workflows.

Amazon, meanwhile, has been in discussions to bring Cursor into its own workflow after employees pushed for access to the tool, according to reporting from Business Insider.

Nvidia’s momentum extends far beyond software. The company has now become the world’s most valuable firm, with its market capitalization climbing past four trillion dollars.

The chipmaker recently reported quarterly revenue of US$57.01bn – a 62% jump from the same period a year earlier.

Jensen’s instruction to keep using AI tools even when they fall short reflects both an acknowledgment of current limitations and a belief that progress comes through persistent use.

His message to employees couldn’t be clearer: “If AI does not work for a specific task, use it until it does.”