Well, for all those looking to enter higher education, the NVIDIA CEO has great advice, as he himself would study "physical sciences" if he were in a similar place.
NVIDIA's Jensen Huang Knows that the Next "Gold Rush" Lies With Physical AI, Recommending Us to Catch it Earlier
When Jensen talks, the world listens, and it's safe to say that we know where the "AI bandwagon" will go next. In many of his past keynotes, NVIDIA's CEO has greatly emphasized the prospects of automated workloads through "humanoid" robots, calling the segment Physical AI. Team Green believes that it is the next trillion-dollar opportunity. Now, for academic aspirants, Jensen has recommended undergraduates to check out physical sciences if they want to be a part of the next revolution.
For the young, 20-year-old Jensen, that's graduated now, he probably would have chosen ... more of the physical sciences than the software sciences.
Physical science is a term that isn't widely known in the industry, but it basically focuses on non-living systems. This includes physics, chemistry, astronomy, and related subjects. This branch is the core of what physical AI is going to be all about, and Jensen probably recommends individuals check it out in order to get the needed workforce. Now, we know how popular software sciences have been in the past, but with AI, they have seen a massive drop in demand, since many low-level jobs have been taken over by AI to a certain extent, starting from Big Tech organizations.
Physical AI is going to be all about how models can predict real-time movements and behaviors. Interestingly, when you merge them with humanoid robots, you create an ecosystem that will allow human intervention to be replaced by AI. Jensen says that NVIDIA's next focus from generative AI would be towards physical AI, and the company is already creating products like Omniverse, Cosmos and many more services, that allows enablement of humanoid robots in human-focused workplaces.
When NVIDIA's CEO gives you career advice, you should probably listen to it a bit closely since Jensen hasn't been wrong about what's next for the industry. Maybe, physical sciences does turn out to be the next big thing, replicating the success we saw with CS in the COVID-era.
About the author: Muhammad Zuhair is a hardware and technology reporter for Wccftech, specializing in the semiconductor industry and the complex interplay between technology, manufacturing, and geopolitics. His coverage focuses on the corporate strategies and technological roadmaps of industry giants like TSMC, NVIDIA, Samsung, and Intel. Zuhair's expertise lies in deconstructing complex topics such as fabrication nodes (e.g., 2nm process), the economic impact of policies like the CHIPS Act, and the strategic development of AI infrastructure from NVIDIA, AMD and Intel.
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