Nvidia Chief Jensen Huang Applauds India's Rapid Progress In Building Local AI Infrastructure

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has urged India to accelerate its adoption and development of artificial intelligence, saying the country's decades-old information technology industry gives it a strong foundation to build a robust domestic AI economy. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the G20 Innovation Ministerial in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Huang was asked what message he would offer Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the subject of AI, to which he responded that the pace of global AI development leaves little room for any country to move slowly.

"AI is moving fast, so every country has to move faster," Huang told reporters, underscoring the urgency he believes nations must bring to their approach toward artificial intelligence policy and investment. He said India's position as one of the world's leading information technology hubs gives it a particularly strong starting point as the world enters what he described as an entirely new technology platform built around AI. "India is one of the world's leading IT industries, and this is the beginning of a new IT platform," Huang said, framing the shift toward AI as an opportunity for India to build directly on its existing strengths in software services and technology talent.

Huang also reflected on his past interactions with Modi, recalling a conversation about artificial intelligence that took place roughly a decade ago, well before AI became a dominant global technology and economic theme. Referring to the prime minister by the honorific commonly used in India, Huang said he had the benefit of hearing Modi speak about AI's potential at that early stage, and expressed enthusiasm about now seeing Indian companies and startups begin to meaningfully engage with the technology. He said he was eager to see local firms not only adopt AI tools but actively contribute to the development of the technology itself, ultimately helping to build a self-sustaining local AI economy within India.

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Beyond his remarks specific to India, Huang addressed broader questions relating to AI governance and regulation during the same appearance, cautioning policymakers against imposing rules based primarily on speculative or hypothetical risks while the technology remains in a relatively early, formative stage of its development. "The rules of the road, right now the technology is in its formative stages," he said, adding that his recommendation to regulators would be to focus on addressing practical and demonstrated harms rather than theoretical ones. He also said individual technology companies bear direct responsibility for developing AI systems safely, comparing the ongoing evolution of AI safety to the decades-long trajectory of improvements in automobile safety.

Huang further indicated that the US government continues to support the broader development of AI technology and has expressed a desire to see other G20 nations adopt and integrate AI in ways that strengthen their respective economies. When asked whether he had discussed the possibility of additional US tariffs on semiconductors with officials during the gathering, Huang said no such conversation had taken place. Huang, who co-founded Nvidia in 1993 and has served as its chief executive since the company's inception, leads a firm that has evolved from its origins in graphics processing technology for gaming into one of the world's most significant suppliers of chips powering the global development and deployment of artificial intelligence systems.

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