advanced micro device CEO Lisa Su said Tuesday that while artificial intelligence hasn’t slowed down her company’s hiring pace, candidates who truly embrace the technology are becoming a priority.
“I would say we’re actually not hiring less,” Hsu told CNBC’s John Fort from the CES conference in Las Vegas on Tuesday. “Frankly, we’ve grown so much as a company that we’re actually hiring a lot of people, but we’re hiring different people. We’re hiring people who are driving AI.”
AMD has developed graphics processing unit (GPU) chips that train models and run large-scale AI workloads, putting the company firmly at the center of the AI boom. compete directly Nvidiadominates the AI chip environment with over 90% of the market share, according to some estimates.
Since AI exploded into the mainstream with the introduction of OpenAI’s ChatGPT chatbot nearly three years ago, the technology’s rapid rise has raised concerns about job security and the future of the labor market.
AMD is incorporating AI into the way it builds, designs, manufactures and tests its chips, and Su said candidates who “truly embrace” AI will be hired.
Hsu’s comments came a day after Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari said AI was slowing big companies’ adoption. He said he expected hiring and layoffs to remain low in the labor market.
As of December 2024, AMD had approximately 28,000 employees worldwide, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
“AI is augmenting our capabilities,” Hsu said. “It’s not replacing people; it’s actually just increasing productivity in terms of the number of products that can be produced at any given time.”
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