Huawei's Guo Ping: data centers next need 'book nerds' to route tokens, not coders
teortaxesTex · x · 2026-09-21
Huawei chairman Guo Ping commented on AI data center talent strategy: electricians got rich building AI DCs first, and next Huawei will hire 'book nerds' to direct token traffic.
The remark sparked discussion that Huawei is learning from DeepSeek's playbook of leveraging non-traditional engineering talent, and reignited the 'learn to code?' debate as inference orchestration becomes a key role.
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