The Man Behind the World’s Most Coveted Microchip

About this episode

The episode explores the enigmatic figure of Jensen Huang, CEO of NVIDIA, and his impact on AI technology.

Jensen Huang is something of an enigma. The NVIDIA CEO doesn’t have social media and, until recently, rarely gave interviews. Yet he may be the most important person in AI. Under his leadership, NVIDIA has become a goliath. Somewhere between 80 and 90 per cent of AI tools run on NVIDIA hardware, making it the world’s most valuable company. But unlike his contemporaries, Huang has been remarkably quiet about the technology – and the world – he’s building. In his new book, The Thinking Machine: Jensen Huang, NVIDIA, and the World’s Most Coveted Microchip, journalist Stephen Witt pulls back the curtain. And what he finds is, at times, shocking: Huang believes there is zero risk in developing superintelligence. So who is Jensen Huang? And should we worry that the most powerful person in AI is racing forward at breakneck speed, blind to the potential consequences?

People in this episode

Guest: Stephen Witt

Topics covered

• AI
• microchips
• NVIDIA
• Jensen Huang

Keywords

• superintelligence
• technology
• interviews
• NVIDIA hardware

Mentioned in this episode

Products: The Thinking Machine: Jensen Huang, NVIDIA, and the World’s Most Coveted Microchip

Books & works: The Thinking Machine: Jensen Huang, NVIDIA, and the World’s Most Coveted Microchip

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