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Advanced microdevices CEO Lisa Su said Tuesday that artificial intelligence hasn’t slowed the pace of hiring at his company, but candidates who have truly embraced technology have become a priority.
“I would say we’re not hiring fewer people,” Su told CNBC’s Jon Fortt on Tuesday. the CES conference in Las Vegas. “Frankly, we’re growing very significantly as a company, so we’re actually hiring a lot of people, but we’re hiring different people. We’re hiring people who are at the forefront of AI.”
AMD develops graphics processing unit, or GPU, chips that train models and run large AI workloads, putting the company at the center of the AI boom. It is in direct competition Nvidiawhich dominated the AI chip environment with more than 90% market share, according to some estimates.
After AI exploded into the mainstream following the launch of OpenAI’s ChatGPT chatbot about three years ago, the rapid rise of the technology has sparked concerns about job security and the future of the job market.
AMD is integrating AI into the way the company builds, designs, manufactures and tests chips, and Su said the candidates who “really embrace it” are the ones who get hired.
Su’s comments come a day after Minneapolis Federal Reserve President’s comments Neel Kashkari said AI is leading large businesses to slow recruitment. He said he expects hiring and firings to remain weak in the job market.
As of December 2024, AMD had approximately 28,000 employees worldwide, according to a deposit with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
“I would say that AI increases our capabilities,” Su said. “It’s not about replacing people, it’s just about increasing our productivity in terms of the number of products we can offer at any given time.”
