{
  "id": 16110358,
  "title": "Nvidia’s Huang hails Europe’s AI potential",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/nvidias-huang-hails-europes-ai-potential",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-22T21:29:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Qatar Tribune Business",
    "slug": "qatar-tribune-business",
    "url": "https://www.qatar-tribune.com/article/260570/business/nvidias-huang-hails-europes-ai-potential"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang expressed confidence on Wednesday in Europe's engineering expertise, believing it to be a key advantage in physical AI and robotics. At Nvidia's GTC conference in Berlin, during a tour of European cities including London, Paris, Stockholm and Dublin, Huang declared that \"every company in Europe will become an AI company.\" He highlighted Europe's unparalleled precision and craftsmanship in mechatronics, electronics, and mechanical systems.\n\nDemonstrating Europe's AI potential, Huang showcased AI-trained duck-shaped robots from French startup Pollen Robotics, which performed somersaults on stage. Nvidia has pledged nearly $10 billion to bolster Europe's technology ecosystem, giving the region a leading role in supplying processors and software for robotic 'brains'.\n\nGermany's Agile Robots announced plans to manufacture 1,000 to 2,000 humanoid robots next year in collaboration with Nvidia. The CEO of Agile Robots, Zhaopeng Chen, confirmed production would commence late in the year. Huang expressed frustration with Europe's history of following rather than leading in AI, stating, \"To be part of this AI economy, you don’t want to just be consuming the AI; you want to be producing the AI. We could do all of that here in Europe.\"\n\nNvidia also unveiled a new DSX POD design for factory-built data centre modules using its Vera Rubin platform, which can be deployed in as little as two weeks, a significant improvement from the six-month timeline. However, the demonstration of AI-controlled robots, the Microducks, was not flawless. Three of the robots stopped responding when Huang ordered them to sleep, while a fourth required additional coaxing and faced away from Huang when the speech concluded.",
  "summary": "Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang spoke at the company's GTC event in Berlin, where he emphasized the need to focus on building with artificial intelligence rather than fearing it. According to The Register and The Register Science, Huang dismissed predictions of human extinction as \"made up\" clickbait and argued for a future defined by optimism rather than fear. During a question-and-answer session, he addressed topics including AI's impact on jobs and productivity, noting that while questions regarding safety and employment must be asked, it is important not to invent falsehoods.\n\nHuang also pitched a $4,000 computer as a family robot and discussed the role of AI in enhancing productivity through efficiency or enabling new capabilities. Qatar Tribune Business reported that Huang believes Europe's engineering expertise provides an advantage in the fields of robotics and physical AI.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Register Science",
        "title": "Nvidia's Huang: Don't mention the AI-pocalypse",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/nvidias-huang-dont-mention-the-ai-pocalypse",
        "published": "2026-10-22T13:01:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}