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NVIDIA's Huang Featured in Hoover's New 'Only in America' Premiere

June 10, 2026 at 12:19 EDT

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NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang appeared in the debut episode of "Only in America," a new documentary conversation series launched by the Hoover Institution, recounting his journey from Taiwan to Kentucky to Silicon Valley and his conviction in accelerated computing. The series is hosted by Hoover Institution Director and former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, with Huang as its first guest. NVIDIA's official account announced the episode.

June 10, 2026 · "Only in America" — Episode 1

Jensen Huang on Vision, Risk, and the GPU

A new documentary series hosted by Condoleezza Rice opens with NVIDIA's CEO — a personal conversation tracing his path from Taiwan-born immigrant to leader of one of the world's most valuable companies. No benchmarks, no specs: just vision, risk, and a "cautious optimist" view of AI.

1993

Year NVIDIA was founded as a GPU company

Ep. 1

First guest of the new interview project

Notable guests lined up after Huang

The journey, chapter by chapter

ARRIVAL

Immigrant to the U.S.

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KENTUCKY

Boarding school years

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SILICON VALLEY

Founding NVIDIA, 1993

The bet that paid off

Huang's push for "accelerated computing" — using GPU parallelism for general-purpose work — plus an early software ecosystem like CUDA became the foundation of AI and deep learning, setting NVIDIA apart from CPU-centric rivals.

The cautious optimist

Huang acknowledges AI's transformative potential while staying mindful of its challenges — arguing that automating tasks actually increases demand for human innovation.

Built around how America's freedom, institutions, and risk-taking culture give rise to innovators — Huang's story was chosen to open the series. Upcoming guests: Indra Nooyi, Mary Barra, Fei-Fei Li, Yo-Yo Ma, and Tom Siebel.

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