00:00NVIDIA is moving deeper into Taiwan with CEO Jensen Huang here at the company's new headquarters
00:05in Taipei called NVIDIA Constellation as the company anchors itself in the center of global
00:11chip making.
00:19While the U.S. chip designer's global headquarters is still in Santa Clara, California, this
00:24new campus serves as its major overseas hub.
00:27NVIDIA already employs over 2,000 people in Taiwan, but this project could potentially
00:33create around 10,000 new jobs.
00:35Speaking on stage, Huang also made a direct appeal to Taipei Mayor Zhang Wan-an, who was
00:41sitting in the audience.
00:44I've said several times, and I'll take the opportunity to say it now, Mayor, we could
00:50use more energy in Taiwan, because human labor needs rice.
00:57But AI labor needs electricity.
01:01And so in the future, Taiwan will unite, unify human labor and robotics labor and AI labor.
01:09In order to do that, we need a lot more electricity.
01:14Huang's comments come as concerns grow over whether Taiwan's power grid can keep pace with
01:19rapid AI industry expansion.
01:22State-owned utility TaiPower says it plans to build a new substation near Taipei's Beitou
01:28Shilin Science Park.
01:29Officials say it could supply up to 180 megawatts of electricity once completed.
01:36Huang also pushed back against concerns that artificial intelligence could replace human workers.
01:41AI is not the reason we are going to have layoffs. AI is the way we avoid it so that
01:50we can
01:50be more successful. You're obviously worried about it. You are not going to lose your job
01:56to AI. You are going to lose your job to someone who uses AI.
02:02Construction of the campus is expected to begin this year with operations planned for 2030.
02:08NVIDIA relies heavily on Taiwanese partners, especially chip giant TSMC, to manufacture
02:14its most advanced AI chips, which power everything from chatbots to data centers.
02:19Huang has repeatedly said Taiwan is critical to NVIDIA's success as the company races to
02:25meet demand for global AI computing. Ryan Wu and Lily Lamatina in Taipei for Taiwan Plus.
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