Nvidia CEO Pushes Back Fear of AI Replacing Software Tools
The Nvidia chief argues that the fastest way of getting work done is by using existing tools, rather than rebuilding everything from scratch.
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Post Anthropic’s release of a new AI tool designed to take on routine legal work early this week, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has pushed back on the narrative that AI will replace software tools.
“There’s this notion that the tool in the software industry is in decline, and will be replaced by AI,” Huang said during an AI conference hosted by Cisco in San Francisco on Tuesday.
“It is the most illogical thing in the world, and time will prove itself.”
This comes as a selloff in global software stocks entered its second day on Wednesday.
On Wednesday, analytics services providers to the legal industry, Britain’s RELX and the Netherlands’ Wolters Kluwer, hit new lows, dipping almost 3% in European trade. Meanwhile, the UK, Indian, and Japanese markets saw similar sentiments impact day trade.
The Nvidia chief argues that the fastest way of getting work done is by using existing tools, rather than rebuilding everything from scratch. The efficiency depends upon the tools, rather than the user, be it a human, a robot or an advanced AI system.
“If you were a human or robot, artificial, general robotics, would you use tools or reinvent tools? The answer, obviously, is to use tools,” Huang said. “That’s why the latest breakthroughs in AI are about tool use, because the tools are designed to be explicit.”
He hinted that rather than consuming software, AI was replacing it.
Anthropic’s new release aims to get a seat amid corporate legal teams, with capabilities of reviewing contracts, managing compliance processes, drafting legal briefs and generating standardised responses.
The idea that AI can handle tasks performed by lawyers, analysts and support staff, and what happens to the software and IT services built around those roles, has spooked investors worldwide.
Amid the concerns, the AI startup has clarified that its legal-focused tool is not meant to offer legal advice and that AI-generated outputs must be reviewed by licensed professionals.
It has also launched open-source tools for sales and customer service. The idea is to have them work within existing systems rather than replace humans on the job.
