Bloomberg Talks Cisco's Jeetu Patel Talks Cisco and Nvidia Partnership
Mar 21, 2025
Jeetu Patel, Chief Product Officer at Cisco, dives into the transformative AI partnership between Cisco and Nvidia. He discusses how this collaboration aims to enhance AI architecture for secure networking. The conversation tackles the dual impact of AI on the job market, addressing fears of displacement while highlighting new opportunities for engineers. Patel emphasizes the need for secure infrastructures and the strategic advancements necessary for companies to thrive in the evolving landscape of AI integration.
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AI and Jobs
- Jeetu Patel worries less about AI taking jobs and more about people who use AI effectively taking jobs.
- He emphasizes AI's potential to generate original insights and solve previously unsolvable problems.
AI's Impact in 2025
- AI's impact will become more visible in 2025, with significant code being autonomously written.
- This increase in automation will enhance engineers' capacity, potentially increasing it tenfold.
Advice for Coding Graduates
- Graduates learning to code shouldn't overestimate AI's capabilities as human judgment remains crucial.
- Developers will have AI companions for less desirable tasks, making coding a net positive skill.