About this episode

The episode discusses Jensen Huang's journey and impact on the AI revolution as the CEO of NVIDIA.

He arrived in America as a child with no English. He was mistakenly sent to a school for juvenile delinquents. He faced rampant prejudice--yet Jensen Huang, the under-the-radar CEO of NVIDIA, became a catalyzing figure behind the AI revolution and built the most valuable company in the world. Listen as journalist Stephen Witt speaks with EconTalk's Russ Roberts about how Jensen pivoted from manufacturing processing units for video games to leveraging their capacity into astonishing computing power and speed. They analyze why Huang bet so heavily on AI when no one else did, and why NVIDIA processors enjoyed almost unrivalled market dominance for so long. They also explore Huang's unique way of thinking and problem-solving—as well as his temperamental leadership style.

People in this episode

Host: Russ Roberts

Guest: Stephen Witt

Topics covered

• AI revolution
• technology
• leadership
• entrepreneurship
• market dominance

Keywords

• NVIDIA
• Jensen Huang
• AI
• leadership style
• market dominance
• technology
• entrepreneurship

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NVIDIA

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