Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang called out CEOs blaming artificial intelligence for layoffs, labeling the excuse as lazy during an interview with Channel NewsAsia on Monday.
NVIDIA CEO questions layoffs linked to AI before its boom
May 25, 2026
03:54 pm
What's the storyNVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang has slammed business leaders for blaming artificial intelligence (AI) for job losses.
In an interview with Channel NewsAsia, Huang called the narrative "lazy," questioning how companies could be losing jobs to AI when the technology is still new.
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