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Visiting Taiwan w/ Jensen Huang | Lex Fridman

Lex Fridman | October 16, 2026



I’ve been traveling the world a bit. One of the most incredible experiences was getting to visit Taiwan with Jensen Huang. It was wild 🤯 Huge crowds, insanely good street food at night markets, and of course a lot of good conversations across many days. I caught some of it on video, this is it.
Thanks for watching. Love you all ❤ Check out our sponsors: https://lexfridman.com/sponsors/mv589-sb
See below for timestamps, and to give feedback, submit questions, contact Lex, etc.

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*EPISODE LINKS:*
My podcast with Jensen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vif8NQcjVf0
NVIDIA: https://nvidia.com
NVIDIA on X: https://x.com/nvidia
NVIDIA on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@NVIDIA
NVIDIA on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nvidia/
Computex: https://www.computextaipei.com.tw/en/

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*OUTLINE:*
0:00 – Highlights
0:46 – Intro
3:25 – Computex: crowds, engineers, tech, future of AI
9:12 – Chat with Jensen: keynote prep & nerves
13:03 – Chat with Jensen: Taiwan’s tech history
19:47 – Raohe night market
29:37 – Chat with Jensen: memories from childhood
33:44 – NVIDIA party
40:29 – Lunch: braised pig’s feet
43:09 – Chat with Jensen: GPUs, AI, and competition
55:07 – Ningxia night market
1:10:14 – Taiwanese breakfast
1:29:54 – Outro

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Comments

This post currently has 41 comments.

  1. @lexfridman

    October 16, 2026 at 12:45 pm

    I've been traveling the world a bit. One of the most incredible experiences was getting to visit Taiwan with Jensen Huang. It was wild 🤯 Huge crowds, insanely good street food at night markets, and of course a lot of good conversations across many days. I caught some of it on video, this is it.
    Thanks for watching. Love you all ❤ Check out our sponsors: https://lexfridman.com/sponsors/mv589-sa
    See below for timestamps, and to give feedback, submit questions, contact Lex, etc.
    0:00 – Highlights
    0:46 – Intro
    3:25 – Computex: crowds, engineers, tech, future of AI
    9:12 – Chat with Jensen: keynote prep & nerves
    13:03 – Chat with Jensen: Taiwan's tech history
    19:47 – Raohe night market
    29:37 – Chat with Jensen: memories from childhood
    33:44 – NVIDIA party
    40:29 – Lunch: braised pig's feet
    43:09 – Chat with Jensen: GPUs, AI, and competition
    55:07 – Ningxia night market
    1:10:14 – Taiwanese breakfast
    1:29:54 – Outro

    CONTACT LEX:
    Feedback – give feedback to Lex: https://lexfridman.com/survey
    AMA – submit questions, videos or call-in: https://lexfridman.com/ama
    Hiring – join our team: https://lexfridman.com/hiring
    Other – other ways to get in touch: https://lexfridman.com/contact

    EPISODE LINKS:
    My podcast with Jensen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vif8NQcjVf0
    NVIDIA: https://nvidia.com
    NVIDIA on X: https://x.com/nvidia
    NVIDIA on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@nvidia
    NVIDIA on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nvidia/
    Computex: https://www.computextaipei.com.tw/en/

    SPONSORS:
    To support this channel, check out our sponsors & get discounts:
    Higgsfield AI: AI-based video generation, filmmaking, and creative studio.
    Go to https://lexfridman.com/s/higgsfield-mv589-sa
    Perplexity: AI-powered answer engine.
    Go to https://lexfridman.com/s/perplexity-mv589-sa

  2. @MrRubyscube

    October 16, 2026 at 12:45 pm

    Shit, Jensen seems so strange and intense. Fine-tuned talkative and outgoing shell around a super-introverted and anxiety ridden core.

    And he is really going all in to become your buddy Lex. His nervous eyes and the stuff he says at times gives off the vibe that the guy on the inside is a completely neurotic and hyper-sensitive kid who is constantly on the look out for kindred spirits who burns as strong as himself.. I wonder if all these top tech guys and top powerful people in the world are all like this. Makes me wonder how they talk amongst each other in private and I hope they care at least a bit about the rest of us.

    It's gotta be wild for such a guy to become a "rockstar" like this.

  3. @Radenthomas-d6t

    October 16, 2026 at 12:45 pm

    Lex said that Taiwan dominates semiconductors because of culture and education. Most important It is the product of investment and planning. They prioritized creating this industry and it is very complicated and not easily replicable. It's not that mysterious.

  4. @Perielx

    October 16, 2026 at 12:45 pm

    Jensen walking Taiwan’s night markets with Lex is pure Bourdain. Bourdain made chefs rock stars by showing the human behind the craft. Jensen’s doing it for engineers, and he doesn’t have to try. He’s a natural.

    Best AI podcast I have watched in years. Street food, chips, AI, and more across a few nights in Taipei. Nobody else does it like Lex. Best line from Jensen: “I watch geopolitics, and then I gotto watch pandas and otters just to recover.”

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