NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang's Vision for the Future

What NVIDIA is trying to build next…
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You're probably hearing a lot about AI, DeepSeek, NVIDIA and more right now. If you want the big picture (and to start from the beginning), watch this Huge Conversation with NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang.

In the last few years, NVIDIA has skyrocketed to become one of the world's most valuable companies. That's because, beginning in the 90s, they led a fundamental shift in how computers work, now unleashing the current explosion of what’s possible with technology.

A huge amount of the most futuristic tech you’re hearing about - in AI, robotics, gaming, self-driving cars, breakthrough medical research - relies on new chips and software designed by him and his company.

During the dozens of background interviews I did to prepare for this, what struck me most was how much Jensen Huang has already influenced all our lives over the last 30 years, and how many are saying it’s just the beginning of something even bigger…

We all need to know what he’s building and why, and most importantly, what he’s trying to build next, so you can decide for yourself what you think of it.

Welcome to the second episode of our new series, Huge Conversations…

If you want to know what the most important people building the future are imagining it will look like, Huge Conversations is the show for you.

This interview was recorded at CES in Las Vegas on January 7th, 2025.

Chapters:
0:00 What is Jensen Huang trying to build?
1:40 The goal of this Huge Conversation
3:40 How did we get here?
4:25 What is a GPU?
5:45 Why video games first?
7:59 What is CUDA?
11:04 Why was AlexNet such a big deal?
15:40 Why are we hearing about AI so much now?
19:33 What are NVIDIA’s core beliefs?
21:34 Why does this moment feel so different?
24:08 What’s the future of robots?
30:15 What is Jensen’s 10-year vision?
32:00 What are the biggest concerns?
35:14 What are the biggest limitations?
38:05 How does NVIDIA make big bets on specific chips (transformers)?
42:33 How are chips made?
44:19 What’s Jensen’s next bet?
47:20 How should people prepare for this future?
50:12 How does this affect people’s jobs?
52:37 GeForce RTX 50 Series and NVIDIA DGX
55:50 What’s Jensen’s advice for the future?
59:07 How does Jensen want to be remembered?

Bio:
Cleo Abram is a video journalist who produces Huge If True, an optimistic show about science and technology. Huge If True is an antidote to the doom and gloom, helping a wide audience see better futures they can help build. In each episode, Cleo dives deep into one innovation that could shape the future. She has explored humanoid robots at Boston Dynamics, supersonic planes at NASA, quantum computers at IBM, the Large Hadron Collider at CERN, and more. Every episode mixes high quality animations and detailed scripts with relatable vlog-style journeys, taking the audience along for an adventure to answer the question: If this works, what could go right? Previously, Cleo was a video producer at Vox and directed for Explained on Netflix. She was the host of Vox’s first ever daily show, Answered, as well as co-host of Vox’s YouTube Originals show, Glad You Asked.

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Welcome to the joke down low:

Why does a GPU without CUDA wear glasses?
Because it can’t C!

If you don’t get this joke yet, watch the rest of the episode!

Find a way to use “C” in a comment to let me know you’re a real one who made it to the end of the description :)

[CleoAbram]

We just hit 5 million subscribers!! Thank you so much for supporting us. It truly means the world. Our goal with Huge Conversations is to explore what the most influential people building the future are imagining it will look like, so you can decide for yourself what you think of it.

[creeksandtrails]

I love how Jensen's body language changed as soon as he realized the caliber of questions that he was being asked.

[JoshuaDay]

I genuinely can't believe how engaged and genuine Jensen is in this interview. Way to go Cleo and team 🙌

[DeluxeR]

Cleo has an amazing way of asking thoughtful, articulate questions and then remaining perfectly silent, for as long as needed, as Jensen answers them. This interview was amazing and inspiring! Thank you

[shardzyk]

This is probably the best interview I’ve watched in a long time. It really differentiates itself from all other formats by simplifying it to the aspiration to just get more knowledge in a field by the best person in the industry. There’s no politics, bias, or fluff. Just pure knowledge, and I love that. Please keep making more.

[Masterchase]

This is probably the best form of an interview I’ve seen. The background music at times, the animations of what ya’ll were talking about, the clear and concise examples from Cleo after Jensen’s explanation. There’s so many little things that keep you engaged and interested. Good job 👏

[NickAbbot.]

Today is a perfect day to release this video.

[JurHuisman]

I was glued to my screen the whole time. Such a high quality interview. And Jensen Huang is for sure the most sofisticated and knowledgable big-tech CEO the world has ever seen.

[Molemanski]

Cleo you're insane for putting scripted, animated explainers in these interviews to support whatever the topic is in the interview itself. Its SO GOOD for learning. You're miles ahead of others. Loved being here from the beginning. Just hearing you talk always makes me want to be smarter. Keep killing it girl

[alejandrodejan]

You know what’s so good about this interview? It’s the visualizers that blends in smoothly along with the conversation.

It helps those non-tech savvy people to comprehend and follow along with the interviewer and interviewee. 1hr didn’t feel like 1hr at all. You’re really outdoing yourself in this type of content Cleo! I’m excited to see who’s going to be your guests in your next episodes.

[johnnybutcher]

Crazy timing with NVIDIA losing $500B in market cap and this interview with Jensen Huang on the same day 👀

[zxrjet]

The final question was the best. Jensen didn't expect it, and it was the most human. Even better than you expected.

[salmanbehen]

Nvidia employee here, 07:59 that watered down explanation for CUDA is top-notch.

[timmcgee]

Love how Cleo matches Jensen’s leather look- great aesthetic on the set.

[pnw_Eli]

I have to admit, I didn't know Jensen had been running the Nvidia since its beginning in the early 90's. That's one hell of a run!

[QuigleyMarc]

Is NVIDIA a safe buy to outperform the market this year? I'm tired of these new buys every week, just to make up some assets with low percentage on my $136k portfolio and try to keep everything around 10%.

[bobbolieu]

This is by far one of the best interviews on this channel.

Cleo ask good questions. The gentleman knew how to give good answers.

[GadwickTheWizened]

I just discovered this girl. It is not only ultra professional, well informed, and intelligent. She also has awesome speaking skills, is empathetic, has a brilliant production, is ultragorgeous. OMG.

[Glampi]

I love how Jensen complimented the questions Cleo asked multiple times;) Extremely well-done and interesting interview, thank you for doing it!

[chetrichards]

It was stupid of me to sell $76, 000 worth of NVDA stocks without reinvesting. (Buying bonds or CDs is not for me). I’d rather stay 100% cash, or are there any other investments that can outdo the growth of Nvidia? I have 200k ready to be reinvested