▲ Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang takes a commemorative photo after a meeting with Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong and Hyundai Motor Group Chairman Chung Euisun at a fried chicken restaurant in Samseong-dong, Seoul, on October 30 last year.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang appeared on a domestic variety show and expressed his special affection for Korean business leaders and Korean society.
Wearing his signature black leather jacket, Huang appeared on tvN's variety show "You Quiz on the Block" (hereinafter "You Quiz"), which aired yesterday (June 10), sharing his relationships with Korean business leaders, his upbringing, and his views on the era of artificial intelligence (AI).
This marks Huang's first appearance on a domestic or international variety talk show, with the recording having taken place on June 5.
During the broadcast, when asked who among Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong, Hyundai Motor Group Chairman Chung Euisun, and SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won he is closest to, Huang replied, "That's too easy," adding, "I want everyone to succeed."
He continued, "All three are incredibly wonderful global leaders," and added, "The three companies are very lucky to have them as leaders."
Huang also emphasized his trust in Nvidia's Korean partner companies.
"When I am in Korea, I want our partners to succeed," he said. "I want SK to succeed, and Samsung, LG, Hyundai, and Naver to succeed."
He added, "They also know that I truly wish for their success, and I do my best to help them succeed."
Huang highlighted the special relationship between Korea and Nvidia, noting that their connection dates back 25 years.
"The Korean technology industry started with the internet, and Nvidia grew during the same period," he said. "Our lives and histories are very close."
He also said, "Korea is always a place close to my heart," adding, "Without Korea's excellent gamers, it would have been difficult for Nvidia's technology to become a global phenomenon."
Huang also mentioned Korea's PC bang (internet cafe) and esports culture, saying, "Esports was exported from Korea, and gamers around the world have come to love it."
He added, "That journey started almost 25 years ago with PC bangs and esports."
The broadcast also introduced Huang's upbringing and management philosophy.
Recalling his experience of immigrating to the United States at the age of nine and washing dishes and cleaning restrooms at a restaurant, Huang said, "Whatever I did, I gave it 100%."
"It doesn't matter what the job is," he said. "When the job is done, it represents me."
Huang pointed to the ability to endure failure as a necessary virtue for success.
"To be great, you have to go through pain and failure," he said. "The experience of failing and coming back, and failing and coming back again, builds resilience and character."
When asked for his views on the AI era, he remarked, "AI is easy, and computers are hard," adding, "In the past, computers could only be used by people who learned programming, but today, computers have become so smart that you only need to say what you want.
AI will close the technology gap," he noted.
He also emphasized, "Intelligence has now become common," adding, "Thanks to AI and the internet, knowledge is easy to acquire, but character and resilience are difficult."
In his closing remarks on the show, Huang said, "I thank Korea for warmly welcoming me and our company," adding, "The love you have shown to our company and to us was very touching."
He continued, "There is no greater joy than seeing everything—Korean society, Korean partners, K-pop, K-culture, and K-beauty—being wonderfully embraced around the world."
He added, "Korea has achieved unbelievably great things over the past decade, and I am very happy to see that."
(Photo: Yonhap News)
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