Nvidia CEO tells German industry to embrace AI, not fear it

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang urged German manufacturers to rapidly adopt artificial intelligence to revitalize the country's struggling economy, emphasizing that digital technology will not replace heavy industry. He spoke Monday at an investment conference in Berlin alongside Chancellor Friedrich Merz. Huang said AI can augment Germany's manufacturing expertise, calling its industrial data "your natural resource" and warning that "this industrial revolution is so mighty, so powerful. You don't have another chance." He stressed that "electrons will never replace atoms" but encouraged leveraging AI for robotics, cars, and heavy industry. Germany faces near-stagnation due to high energy costs, Chinese competition in autos, and red tape. Europe lags the U.S. in data centers, raising concerns about dependence on American tech firms and data security. Huang advised Germany to keep AI knowledge local, saying "you should not export your culture, export your values, export your knowledge."