Jensen Huang Unveils AI Factories Amid Berlin Protests
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang introduced new AI infrastructure in Berlin while facing protests over the alleged use of Nvidia chips in Russian weaponry.
During the GTC Berlin conference on Wednesday, Jensen Huang urged European businesses in the automotive, health care, and financial sectors to transform into AI companies to build a regional AI economy. He introduced the DSX POD, a modular reference design for Vera Rubin AI factories that aims to reduce deployment time from six months to 14 days. Nvidia announced that partners including Dell Technologies, HPE, Lenovo, Schneider Electric, and Vertiv will deliver these factories globally in early 2027.
Additional announcements included the OpenShell Reference Architecture for Safe AI Agents and new collaborations with Volvo Cars for automated driving and Siemens Healthineers for AI-enabled radiation therapy.
The keynote was interrupted by protesters displaying a Greenpeace banner that read "Nvidia, clean up your dirty business!" The demonstrators questioned Huang about reports that Nvidia Jetson Orin chips were found in Russian S-71 "Monochrome" cruise missiles and AI drones used against Ukraine, while also raising environmental concerns. Huang asked security to "go easy" on the protesters but insisted on finishing his presentation, stating, "All important issues, but let me get through my keynote."
Nvidia has previously maintained that Jetson Orin modules are consumer-grade products not designed for military use and are not sold in Russia, though the company acknowledged it cannot track the resale of used chips.
