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Executive Interviews · October 15, 2026 · 1 min read

Executive Interview: Huang in Paris Says ‘Europe Needs to Get in the Race’

Nvidia's CEO promised another $2 billion in European deals and pushed open-source models as Europe's route.

Executive Interview: Huang in Paris Says ‘Europe Needs to Get in the Race’

Speaking in Paris after meeting President Emmanuel Macron, Jensen Huang said "Europe needs to get in the race" on AI, Fortune reported. He said Nvidia would unveil another $2 billion in European AI deals within a week, on top of the $8 billion committed over the past year.

He promotes open-source models as Europe's best route to catch up with the U.S., and Nvidia is a major backer of Mistral. Huang told Fortune that Nscale was a "zero" before Nvidia invested and helped it recruit its board.

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