Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Arrives Like 'Superstar' at SNU: "Call Me 'K-Jensen'"

"Jensen, Jensen, Jensen!"

This afternoon (June 8), the Haedong Advanced Engineering Hall at Seoul National University (SNU) hosted "Build-a-Claw," an event where participants design AI agents using the open AI platform "OpenClaw."

As Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang made his appearance, enthusiastic cheers erupted from the crowd.

With news of his attendance spreading early on, the number of pre-registered attendees easily surpassed 1,000.

"SNU! It's so great to meet you! I love you too!"

Arriving like a superstar, the first thing Jensen Huang said was how much he envied the SNU students graduating at the best possible time when the entire industry is undergoing transformation.

[Jensen Huang / CEO of Nvidia: You are graduating at the absolute perfect time. The entire industry and the entire world are changing right now. And you are all standing at the exact same starting line.]

He particularly emphasized that not many countries simultaneously possess outstanding electronics, cloud and mobile technologies, mechanical engineering, manufacturing, and AI capabilities, adding that he envies them for growing up in South Korea, which has all of these.

He also advised them to actively learn and utilize AI technology, just as he did when he graduated at the dawn of the computer revolution, embracing the new technology without fear and seizing the opportunity.

He also noted that AI technology is already expanding beyond software into the physical world, pointing out which professions will gain attention in the future.

[Jensen Huang / CEO of Nvidia: What is your major? (Mechanical engineering) Do you know what AI researchers need most right now? Young and brilliant mechanical engineering experts. This is the perfect era for mechanical engineers. While the past 40 years belonged to software engineers, it is now once again the era of mechanical engineers.]

Throughout his lecture, he openly expressed his fondness for South Korea.

[Jensen Huang / CEO of Nvidia: These days, everything with a 'K' in front of it is incredibly popular. You just need to put a 'K' in front of it. When I go home tonight, I should tell my wife: 'When I left the house this morning, I was just Jensen, but now I've become K-Jensen.']

The students responded with laughter and passionate cheers.

After wrapping up his 25-minute speech, Jensen Huang gifted students with the "DGX Spark," a personal AI supercomputer bearing his autograph, and vouchers for the "RTX Spark" gaming laptop scheduled for release this fall.

Huang was reportedly keen on directly interacting and lecturing to students rather than holding private meetings with professors or the university president. In academic circles, there are expectations that Nvidia and SNU could use this visit to flesh out cooperation plans, such as supporting research infrastructure in robotics and physical AI, as well as linking student recruitment.

The two sides are reportedly in discussions regarding talent development cooperation, including the recruitment of SNU students by Nvidia.

Reported by Kim Minjeong | Video by Lee Ui-seon | Graphics by Lee Jeong-ju | Produced by SBS Digital News
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