Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says he supports taxes, including measures targeting the ultra-wealthy, but rejects Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates’ proposal to tax robots, automated systems and AI tokens. Gates’ Aug. 26 essay, titled "The turbulent AI era is here. The choices we make now are critical," argues that the US tax code favors replacing workers with machines because employers pay payroll taxes on workers but can generally write off robots as business expenses. He has proposed slowing that shift and raising money for retraining and a stronger safety net, although he did not specify whether an AI tax would apply to computing capacity, automated tasks or AI tokens. Huang, responding in a Fox Business interview the following day, says history suggests productivity gains encourage companies to expand, invest and hire, making AI a net job creator even as it disrupts many roles. He supports assistance for affected workers and expects AI-related reindustrialization to increase demand for skilled trades such as plumbing and electrical work as data centers are built worldwide. The debate also includes proposals for "Human Reserved" job categories that would restrict AI from operating in designated roles.