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Bookmark: Nvidia’s Jensen Huang says AI agents are ‘a multi-trillion-dollar opportunity’ and ‘the age of AI Agentics is here’

Nvidia's Jensen Huang reveals AI agents as a multi-trillion-dollar opportunity, heralding the transformative age of AI Agentics at CES 2025.

Nvidia’s Jensen Huang, in his keynote at CES 2025, introduced groundbreaking advancements poised to define the next era of technology: the age of AI Agentics, emphasizing AI agents as a multi-trillion-dollar opportunity. Huang spotlighted AI’s transformative power, asserting its capacity to reshape industries through autonomous agents capable of executing complex tasks independently. He illustrated how AI agents are not merely auxiliary tools but primary components of business and industrial processes, driving unprecedented efficiency and creativity. This shift underscores Nvidia’s commitment to leveraging advanced AI as a catalyst for innovation and economic expansion, aligning with the broader push towards digital transformation. The keynote further demonstrated Nvidia’s prowess in cutting-edge hardware, unveiling the Grace Blackwell NVLink72, designed to enhance AI agent performance, thereby reinforcing Nvidia’s position as a leader in AI technology development. With these initiatives, Huang articulated a vision where AI augments human capacities, facilitating a future where technology drives deeper economic and intellectual potential. This aligns with the idea that AI not only complements human expertise but also catalyzes new, powerful synergies between human insight and machine intelligence, fundamentally changing how industries operate and innovate.

Nvidia’s Jensen Huang says AI agents are ‘a multi-trillion-dollar opportunity’ and ‘the age of AI Agentics is here’


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