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"I love Bill Gates, but I don't see what he sees," Jensen Huang refutes AI unemployment claims: It's an unprecedented job creator!
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates published a lengthy article of over 5,700 words on his personal website, Gates Notes, on August 26th, warning that AI is reshaping the labor market at a pace far faster than any previous technological revolution, potentially causing massive job losses. He believes governments, industry, and society are not adequately prepared and calls for the development of transformation plans to address the impact of AI.
NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang responded directly the following day in an interview on Fox Business's "The Claman Countdown," stating, "I love Bill, but I don't see what he sees," and reiterated that AI will be a "net job creator on an unprecedented scale."
Bill Gates Warns: Tax System Encourages "Replacing Humans with Machines"
In his lengthy article, "The turbulent AI era is here," Gates lists three risks: the evaporation of jobs for Generation Z, the potential for greater harm from malicious actors, and hindered child development.
He reiterates his long-advocated core solution: taxing robots and AI tokens (the basic units for model text processing and commonly used for API pricing). Gates writes, "Right now, if you're an employer, you pay taxes on the wages of the person you hire; but buying a robot can usually be immediately listed as an operating expense. The tax system is guiding you towards replacing humans with machines."
The purpose of this tax is twofold: "Taxation can slightly slow the exodus of human labor and raise funds for retraining and a stronger social safety net." Gates also warns that if AI massively replaces human labor, government income tax revenue will decline, making funding a real issue. In an interview, Jensen Huang stated frankly that his differences with Gates lay not only in their judgments but also in their solutions: "What I see is very, very different, so my solutions will also be somewhat different." He appealed to historical experience: "Looking back at history, whenever a revolutionary technology emerges, incredible progress follows."
He also rejected the notion that "increased productivity equals layoffs": "When companies are more productive, they don't lay off employees; they hire more." He explained that the reason is that the vast majority of companies in the world have growth ambitions: "When companies are more productive and more profitable, we can invest more and pursue more growth."
His conclusion contradicted Gates': "Overall, this will be an unprecedented net job creator." However, he also acknowledged the real impact: "Everyone's job will change; some jobs will be eliminated, and many new jobs will be created." Regarding the large number of jobs that will be disrupted, he said, "We must view this rationally, be sensitive to it, and provide support."
「我超愛比爾蓋茲,但我看不到他看到的東西」黃仁勳反駁AI失業論:它是史無前例的工作創造者!
微軟(Microsoft)共同創辦人比爾蓋茲(Bill Gates)8 月 26 日在個人網站 Gates Notes 發表逾 5,700 字長文,警告 AI 正以遠快於過往技術革命的速度重塑勞動市場,恐讓大量工作消失,並認為政府、業界與社會尚未充分準備,呼籲建立因應 AI 衝擊的轉型方案。
輝達(NVIDIA)執行長黃仁勳隔天在《Fox Business》節目《The Claman Countdown》受訪時正面回應:「我超愛比爾,但我看不到他看到的東西」,並重申 AI 將是「規模史無前例的淨工作創造者」。
比爾蓋茲警告:稅制正在鼓勵「用機器換人」
蓋茲這篇題為《The turbulent AI era is here》(動盪的 AI 時代已經到來)的長文,列出的風險清單有三項:Z 世代的工作機會蒸發、不肖分子能造成更大傷害,以及兒童發展受阻。
他重提自己倡議多年的核心藥方:對機器人與 AI token(模型處理文字的基本單位,也是 API 常用計價單位)課稅。蓋茲在文中寫道:「現在如果你是雇主,僱用一個人就要為他的薪資繳稅;但買一台機器人,通常可以馬上列為營業費用。稅制正在引導你用機器取代人。」
課稅的目的有兩個:「課稅能稍微放緩逃離人力勞動的速度,並為再培訓與更強的社會安全網籌措資金。」蓋茲並提醒,若 AI 大規模取代人力,政府的所得稅收入也會跟著下滑,財源會是實際問題。黃仁勳在受訪中直言,他與蓋茲的分歧不只在判斷,也在藥方:「我看到的東西非常、非常不同,所以我的解方也會有點不同。」他訴諸歷史經驗:「回顧歷史,每當革命性的技術出現,隨之而來的是不可思議的進步。」
他也不接受「生產力提升等於裁員」的推論:「當企業生產力更高時,他們不會裁員,而是僱用更多人。」他解釋,原因是世界上絕大多數企業都有成長的野心:「當企業更有生產力、更賺錢,就能讓我們投資更多、追求更多成長。」
他的結論與蓋茲相反:「整體而言,這將是一個規模史無前例的淨工作創造者。」但他也承認衝擊真實存在:「每個人的工作都會改變,有些工作會被淘汰,也會誕生許多新工作。」對於大量將被打亂的工作,他說:「我們必須理性看待、敏感以對,並給予支持。」
Leaders who effectively utilize this skill, valued by Warren Buffett, can transform ideas into clear messages and set the right expectations for action.
Communication
Communication, the ability to clearly express one's thoughts, is a leadership issue that business coach Marcel Schwantes has witnessed firsthand while coaching senior decision-makers.
Warren Buffett has emphasized this point for years. When asked how to increase one's professional value, Buffett's answer to a young entrepreneur was surprisingly simple: communication.
"If you can't communicate, it's like winking at a girl in the dark—nothing happens. You may have the brightest mind in the world, but you must know how to communicate it. And communication is key."
Leadership expert Schwantes emphasizes that if those around you cannot understand what you are trying to say, the value of your intelligence is very limited.
As leaders climb higher within an organization, the focus of communication becomes not just "transmitting information," but also "creating understanding."
You can hold company meetings and repeat company priorities until everyone's ears are ringing, but employees may not actually understand what you expect them to do.
A Harvard Business Review article discussing how to communicate company strategy highlighted this problem. The author argued that leaders often fail to provide employees with sufficient context to truly understand what those strategic statements represent. Employees need to understand the choices made behind the strategy, why those choices are important, and how their work relates to these strategies.
Avoid bureaucratic jargon and empty terminology.
Many senior executives like to overcomplicate simple concepts when speaking, making it difficult for listeners to focus and follow along. For example, sentences become increasingly long, and the strategy is buried in a fog of "optimization," "transformation," "synergy," and "best practices," coupled with a bunch of the season's popular corporate jargon.
Analysis of communication techniques indicates that only 28% of senior executives and managers can correctly list the company's three strategic priorities. This figure is quite intriguing. If the person responsible for implementing the strategy can't even clearly articulate it, it indicates a problem upstream in the communication process.
The best leaders constantly ask themselves a harsh question: If I weren't present, could someone three levels below me explain what I just said clearly? If the answer is no, it means you must work on adjusting your message.
Keeping quiet is also part of communication.
There's another piece of advice from Buffett about communication that's often overlooked by leaders.
Research indicates that "listening" is an underrated leadership tool, and suggests that leaders clarify issues, give the other person their full attention, and create a space where people can speak undisturbed.
This is important because CEOs are very prone to living in an information bubble. Employees often downplay their differing opinions, resulting in senior executives hearing mostly what employees think executives want to hear.
Skilled communicators deliberately pop this bubble.
They ask, "What am I missing?" They invite others to challenge their assumptions and listen attentively until they discover that the problem they're trying to solve isn't the real problem at all.
The higher your rank, the more weight your words carry.
Senior leaders should also remember that people listen differently when a CEO speaks.
A casual remark can suddenly become a company priority, keeping 30 people scrambling. A poorly worded comment can trigger anxiety in a leader that was unintentionally created.
Therefore, senior leaders must be more careful in choosing what they say. As their position rises, the weight of their words within the organization increases.
So, the lesson Buffett is trying to convey is not just about mastering public speaking skills. Leadership is inherently about communication; your vision must be effectively communicated from your mind to another person's, ensuring they understand it. Your expectations must translate into action; otherwise, as Buffett says, you're just winking in the dark.
Before your next important conversation, briefing, or company announcement, ask yourself: "What do I want everyone to understand so that they know how to act even when I'm not there?" Then communicate that clearly and remove any obstacles that might hinder understanding.
Europe is among the continents warming the fastest, driven by human-made climate change. Rapidly retreating glaciers and thawing permafrost are destabilising high mountain regions," glaciologist Olaf Eisen said.
Authorities in Nepal suspect that the recent devastating flash flood was triggered by a glacial lake outburst or a glacier collapse in the Himalayas - something experts say could also threaten the Alps.
A torrent of water, mud and debris surged almost 170 kilometres through southwest Tibet and into central Nepal earlier this week, killing hundreds of people.
Such disasters are also possible in Europe, particularly in the Alps, explains glaciologist Olaf Eisen, a professor at the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research and at the University of Bremen.
As an example, Eisen cites an incident in the Swiss village of Blatten in May 2025, where a rock and glacier collapse occurred. The village had been evacuated beforehand, but a 64-year-old man was killed.
However, Eisen considers it unlikely that such an event in the Alps could reach the same scale as in Nepal.
"The disaster in Nepal was, in terms of the volume of the avalanche, around 10 to 20 times larger than Blatten, according to current estimates," Eisen said.
"Europe is among the continents warming the fastest, driven by human-madeclimate change. Rapidly retreating glaciers and thawing permafrost are destabilising high mountain regions," he added.
The areas most at risk are those at about 2,500 to 3,000 metres, including parts of France, Italy, Austria and Switzerland.
"In combination with extreme weather events such as heatwaves or heavy rainfall, similar natural disasters are becoming more likely there too," Eisen continued.
Risk of glacier collapse in Switzerland
Around 1,000 glaciers have disappeared in Switzerland since 1850. In total, an area of about 1,000 square kilometres has lost its ice cover, according to SRF.
One glacier that has been monitored for years is Weisshorn East, which saw three small glacier collapses earlier this week.
"This glacier has been monitored for years and there are repeated movements – sometimes more, sometimes less," Frederic Imboden, the mayor of Randa, the municipality bordering the glacier, told SRF.
Several hundred thousand cubic metres could potentially break away from the glacier. While there is no danger for local residents at present, according to Imboden, hiking trails and cycling routes have nevertheless been closed.
Causes of glacier collapses
There are several causes of glacier collapses: on the one hand they can be normal, cyclical processes, Eisen told Euronews.
Increasingly, though, they are being driven by human-induced climate change.
The situation is particularly critical in regions that have historically remained permanently below freezing.
These contain so-called permafrost, ice that has stayed frozen continuously for at least two years.
"As temperatures rise, permafrost begins to thaw and a glacier starts to melt at its base. As a result, it no longer 'sticks' as firmly to the ground," Eisen says.
"In some cases, the formation of a pocket of water has been observed beneath a glacier that was still frozen at its snout," he continued.
During heatwaves or rainfall, this pocket can exert such intense pressure that the still-frozen front of the glacier gives way.
That would then cause the entire ice mass to be released in one go, Eisen explains.
Such an incident occurred in 2022 on Italy's Marmolada glacier in the Dolomites, when a huge block of ice broke away from the glacier, killing 11 mountaineers.
"Climate protection is glacier protection. Every tenth of a degree less counts. If average temperatures were to fall again, glaciers could adapt and grow," Eisen says.
Mechanical protection would only have a short-lived effect and is used solely in certain ski areas, requiring a great deal of energy and labour.