Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ:NVDA) CEO Jensen Huang said artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping software engineering by shifting developers away from repetitive coding tasks and toward building AI agents, systems and tools designed to automate complex work.

Nvidia Engineers Shift To AI Agent Development

On Wednesday, in an interview published by Nvidia, Huang said the rise of "agentic systems" is creating a new category of technical skills.

"These agentic systems are new skills and now we have a lot of software engineers building agents," Huang said.

He added, "If you ask me, every one of my software engineers prefers to be building agents than to be writing Python code."

The Nvidia CEO said AI is reducing the amount of manual coding engineers perform, allowing them to focus on designing AI systems, creating benchmarks and developing safety measures known as guardrails.

"You’re taking all the mundane work, and you’re trying to get this agent to do it," Huang said.

He added, "That requires imagination, that requires creativity, a lot of technology. I think that’s spot on."

Huang has repeatedly promoted AI assistants in the workplace and said Nvidia plans to expand the use of AI agents across its divisions to improve productivity.

AI Agents Reshape Software And Infrastructure

Earlier, Marvell Technology Inc.‘s (NASDAQ:MRVL) CEO Matt Murphy said AI agents could fuel increased spending on networking, optical connectivity and custom silicon as AI systems become more interconnected and generate greater data traffic across clusters.

The company cited stronger-than-expected AI infrastructure demand and raised its long-term growth outlook.

Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) Web Services CEO Matt Garman said agentic AI was reshaping software development, with AI-powered tools transforming productivity and business applications.

AWS introduced new AI products and expanded partnerships, including access to OpenAI models, as Garman predicted that "everything is going to be remade" by AI.

Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) CEO Satya Nadella also highlighted the shift toward "agentic computing," saying AI agents were becoming a central part of the technology ecosystem.

Microsoft focused on expanding its AI infrastructure and developing AI systems for productivity, coding and cybersecurity, as its AI business surpassed $37 billion in annual recurring revenue.

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