Nvidia's Jensen Huang reveals flurry of AI projects
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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang speaks during the Nvidia GTC on Oct 28. Photo: Jim Watson / AFP
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang on Tuesday put the company at the center of a new AI-driven economy, announcing a slate of major AI initiatives with industry partners.
Why it matters: Huang is broadening Nvidia's reach as a key U.S. player in the AI race policymakers are eager to win, with projects spanning biopharma, autonomous vehicles, telecom and quantum computing.
Driving the news: Huang, in a keynote speech at Nvidia's GTC in D.C. announced partnerships with:
- Uber to support a global fleet of 100,000 autonomous vehicles, with Huang saying that "robotaxis' inflection point is about to get here" and "it's going to be a very large market."
- Nokia to accelerate 6G.
- Palantir for government and industry applications and customizable AI agents.
Huang also announced that Nvidia is teaming up with the Department of Energy to build seven AI supercomputers.
- He unveiled NVQLink, an open-system architecture designed to connect quantum processors with GPU computing systems, that U.S. national laboratories will use to try to make breakthroughs in quantum computing.
What they're saying: "The first thing that President Trump asked me for is bringing manufacturing back," Huang told the crowd.
- "And nine months later ... we are now manufacturing in full production Blackwell in Arizona."
- The need for AI data centers, he added, is powering a re-industrialization of America.
- Huang highlighted Trump's energy policy, saying that the development of the American AI economy would have been hampered without it: "I want to thank President Trump for that," Huang said.
Huang also outlined a case for AI creating jobs, not destroying them. His comments came amid major layoff announcements by the likes of UPS and Amazon.
- "We have a severe shortage of labor," Huang said.
The big picture: Nvidia's conference comes as Trump is making the rounds in Asia and U.S.-China trade talks inch forward. Industry players at the conference said Jensen, who is seeking more China market access, could help U.S.-China relations.
- "We're going to go support the president in his tour through Asia," Huang said on Tuesday.
The bottom line: Nvidia has tentacles all over the AI ecosystem and is trying to position itself to play a significant role in shaping how the technology impacts daily life.
