Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Thanks Sega for Saving the Company in 1995 During Emotional Tokyo Event
About Jensen Huang
Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia, has been active in promoting the expansion of AI infrastructure, particularly in Japan and the United States. In Tokyo, he announced a partnership with Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and Noetra Corp. to build what he described as Japan's first national AI infrastructure for "physical AI," stating that "Japan cannot outsource its national intelligence." He later returned to Japan to participate in a government-led AI strategy event alongside executives from Sony, Honda, and SoftBank, and also reunited with former SEGA president Shoichiro Irimajiri, crediting SEGA's $5 million investment from 30 years ago with saving Nvidia. In the U.S., Huang joined Coherent CEO Jim Anderson in Sherman, Texas, for a groundbreaking ceremony at a manufacturing facility, where he argued that AI is driving a "reindustrialization" of the country and called for the U.S. to become "pro-energy growth" to support AI's energy demands. Huang has also addressed the societal and economic impacts of AI in multiple interviews and public appearances. He stated that AI's impact will be "largely wonderful" but acknowledged the need for "new social norms" and careful regulation, comparing the transition to the advent of automobiles. He rejected claims that AI is reducing jobs, citing data that software code commits have nearly tripled and arguing that AI is increasing demand for software engineers. At Nvidia's annual shareholder meeting, he declared that "useful AI has arrived" and described the data center as an "AI factory of digital assistants." He also announced Nvidia's first foray into PC technology with a partnership with Microsoft, unveiling the RTX Spark superchip, and discussed the role of open agent systems and connectivity in AI infrastructure during appearances with LangChain and Marvell.