Daily AI use sharpens my mind, doesn't dull it: Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang - The Economic Times

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Daily AI use sharpens my mind, doesn’t dull it: Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang

ETtechLast Updated: Jul 15, 2025, 01:19:00 PM IST

Huang explained that when he uses AI, the process is driven by questioning. “And when I'm interacting with AI, it's a questioning system. You're asking questions.” To ask useful questions, he said, one needs to think deeply, analyse, and reason. Huang also pointed out that he doesn’t accept AI responses at face value.

has dismissed recent research from MIT that suggests artificial intelligence weakens thinking skills. He believes the opposite is true, saying that using AI daily has helped sharpen his mind.Speaking on CNN’s Fareed Zakaria GPS, Huang said, “I'm using AI literally every single day. And I think my cognitive skills are actually advancing. And the reason for that is because I'm not asking it to think for me.”

He highlighted that AI should be seen as a tool to support learning, not replacement for thinking. “I'm asking it to teach me things that I don't know or help me solve problems that I otherwise wouldn't be able to solve reasonably.”

The MIT Media Lab study he was referring to involved 54 people writing SAT-style essays using either ChatGPT, Google Search, or no digital help. Researchers used EEG scans to monitor brain activity in 32 regions during the task. Those who used ChatGPT showed the lowest levels of brain engagement and performed worse across neural, language, and behavioural areas.

Commenting on the findings, Huang said, “I'm not exactly sure what people are using it for, that would cause you to not have to think,” adding, “For example, you're spending most of your time today asking me questions. In order to ask good questions … it's a highly cognitive skill.”

Huang explained that when he uses AI, the process is driven by questioning. “And when I'm interacting with AI, it's a questioning system. You're asking questions.” To ask useful questions, he said, one needs to think deeply, analyse, and reason.

Huang also pointed out that he doesn’t accept AI responses at face value. “Usually what I do is, I say, are you sure this is the best answer you can provide? I take the answer from one AI, I give it to the other AI, I ask them to critique.”He compared this approach to getting multiple opinions from different people. “I think that the process of critiquing, criticising the answers of your critical thinking enhances cognitive skills.”

He concluded by advising those who took part in the MIT study to “apply critical thinking.”