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NVIDIA's Jensen Huang downplays basic math skills, admits he doesn't know his own zip code

In an interview on Ezra Klein's podcast, NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang argued that skills like long division, multiplication and square roots no longer matter because of AI tools. He also revealed he doesn't know his ZIP code, address, or phone number, saying he can live without that knowledge.

Nvidia's Jensen Huang downplays research on AI harming students' cognitive skills

On the Ezra Klein Show, Huang was presented with a Chinese study of 26,000 students showing that AI use correlated with declining long-term exam performance and eroded basic math skills like long division and multiplication tables. When asked whether this cognitive decline matters, Huang did not offer reassurance and appeared to accept the tradeoff as acceptable.