By David Swan
Publication Date: 2026-01-07 04:17:00
Three decades later, the former dishwasher runs the most valuable company in the world. More than 96 percent of Huang’s wealth has been accumulated since 2020, when the artificial intelligence revolution transformed Nvidia’s graphics processing chips into essential hardware that powers everything from ChatGPT to autonomous vehicles.
On Tuesday afternoon in Las Vegas, Huang held court for nearly two hours in his signature Tom Ford leather jacket – this one with a crocodile pattern – answering media questions on everything from China export controls to the future of gaming graphics. He commands the room with the energy of a man half his age, speaks without notes, and oscillates seamlessly between dense technical specifications and philosophical tendencies about the nature of intelligence.
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