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Jensen Huang talks about AI and climate change like a supervillain
The VergeThursday, September 24, 2026 at 6:04 PM
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As Jensen Huang puts it, AI can help fight climate change - but only if it inflicts "an enormous amount of pain and suffering" first. The Nvidia CEO discussed the future of energy and AI's impact on our planet in the latest episode of The Ezra Klein Show.
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- Technology
- Market relevance
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- Why it matters
- Technology shifts change how people work, communicate, and build — often faster than policy can follow. As Jensen Huang puts it, AI can help fight climate change - but only if it inflicts "an enormous amount of pain and suffering" first. The Nvidia CEO discussed the future of energy and AI's impact on our planet in the latest episode of The Ezra Klein Show. Secondary effects may show up in markets and supply chains linked to Jensen Huang and Technology.
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As Jensen Huang puts it, AI can help fight climate change - but only if it inflicts "an enormous amount of pain and suffering" first. The Nvidia CEO discussed the future of energy and AI's impact on our planet in the latest episode of The Ezra Klein Show.
Why it matters
Technology shifts change how people work, communicate, and build — often faster than policy can follow.
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The Verge published: Jensen Huang talks about AI and climate change like a supervillain
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Economic impact
Secondary effects may show up in markets and supply chains linked to Jensen Huang and Technology.
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