AI isn’t replacing people, but is changing who we hire
Advanced Micro Devices CEO Lisa Su said Tuesday that artificial intelligence hasn’t slowed down the pace of hiring at her company, but candidates who truly embrace the technology have become a priority.
“I would say we’re not actually hiring fewer people,” Su told CNBC’s Jon Fortt at the CES conference in Las Vegas on Tuesday. “Obviously, we’re growing significantly as a company, so we’re actually hiring a lot of people, but we’re hiring different people. We’re hiring people who are advanced in artificial intelligence.”
AMD is developing graphics processing unit (GPU) chips that train models and run large AI workloads, placing the company at the heart of the AI boom. Competes directly NvidiaDominating the AI chip landscape, with more than 90% market share by some estimates.
After AI entered the mainstream following the launch of OpenAI’s ChatGPT chatbot nearly three years ago, the rapid rise of the technology has raised concerns about job security and the future of the labor market.
AMD is incorporating AI into how the company builds, designs, manufactures and tests chips, and Su said the candidates who “truly embrace” it are the ones hired.
Su’s comments came a day after Minneapolis Federal Reserve President Neel Kashkari said artificial intelligence was causing major companies to slow hiring. He said he expects low hiring and low layoffs in the labor market to continue.
As of December 2024, AMD had approximately 28,000 employees worldwide. a filing With the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
“I can say that artificial intelligence increases our capabilities,” Su said. “It’s not about replacing people, it’s actually just about increasing our productivity in terms of the number of products we can produce at any given time.”
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