The Nvidia CEO is only a mortal, & flawed like everyone else.
He made a presumption, assumption that was NOT well thought out...May Nation leaders in Education do NOT follow his ignorance & so too parents whom presume AI would solve problems, thus will not spend their life savings for kids on coding courses...
At the heart of AI are merely algorithms, mathematical equations that were CREATED by Humans over centuries & improved upon by each era of Humans, now set in electronic sequences trawled from wide & diverse networks at light speed thru electrical energy to derive answers & solutions.
The moment Humankind is lured into thinking that AI would solve all problems, even with no direct answers but mathematical probability range of answers, from best to the worst or the best of worst solutions, is the day PROGRAMMERS of such AI would become kings.....to insruct, to direct, to manipulate, to motivate, etc, emotionally driven but supposedly FREE HUMANKIND to such Programmers or their paymasters will....
Thus EVERY Nation & biz entity STILL NEEDS Programmers, whom have the BASICS in programming language & analytical assessment of EVEN AI created programs, computer lingo & algorithms, as there is NO single AI created that CAN EVER be touted as the best, proven by history & the adage that what one mortal can create, so too another can either destroy or elevate......
Coding is EVER MORE critical in this day & age of AI advancements, made by the few deep pockets biz entities that exists ONLY to make profits & not solve social issues or uplift lives of the many, as they are NOT Charity organizations, so that there may exists independent systemic checks & balances on relied upon AI programs for the safety of Humankind's survival, progress & evolution.
For some whom may not be prepared for the eventual juggernaut of progress & evolution that awaits no mortal like the tides, do take heart in that majority of Singaporeans & Humankind had been taught the 3 r"s - reading, writing & arithmetic, as well as our gifted 5 senses to discern REALITIES - see, taste,smell, hear, & touch for directions, progress & evolution that is far far more superior than any fantasy flawed mortal can create or direct
No one will be left behind unless one allows subjective & often flawed emotions or any mortal created AI to take control of ours & loved ones lives unconscionably as a civilized society can only be created by mutual consensus for the peaceful greater good for all..