Jensen Huang's Speech at Caltech

Thank you for that kind introduction, but I hate hearing about myself.

And just as a show—well, maybe if you could just applaudto show approval by clapping your hands together..

How many of you know who NVIDIA is?

And how many of you know what a GPU is?

Okay, good—I don't have to change my speech.

Ladies and gentlemen, President Rosenbaum, esteemedrespected and admired by many people. faculty members, distinguished guests, proud parents, and, above all, the 2024 graduating class of Caltech.

This is a really happy day for you guys.

You got to look more excited.

You know you're graduating from Caltech.

This is the school of the great Richard Feynman, Linus Pauling, and someone who's very influentialhaving the power to change what people think or do. to me and our industry, Carver Mead.

Yeah, this is a very big deal.

Today is a day of immenseextremely large or great in amount pride and joy.

It is a dream come true for all of you—but not just for you—because your parents and families have made countless sacrifices to see you reach this milestonean important event or stage in the development of something..

So let's take this moment and congratulate them, thank them, and let them know you love them.

You don't want to forget that, because you don't know how long you're going to be living at home.

You want to be super grateful today.

As a proud parent, I really loved it when my kids didn't move out, and it was great to see them every day—but now they've moved out, and it makes me sad.

So hopefully you guys get to spend some time with your parents.

Your journey here is a testamentevidence that shows that something exists or is true. to your character, determination, willingness to make sacrifices for your dreams, and you should be proud.

The ability to make sacrifices, endureto suffer something painful or difficult without complaining or giving up. pain and suffering—you will need these qualities in life.

You and I share some things in common.

First, both chief scientists of NVIDIA were from Caltech.

And one of the reasons why I'm giving this speech today is because I'm recruitingto try to persuade someone to join an organization.

And so I want to tell you that NVIDIA is a really great company.

I'm a very nice boss—universally loved.

Come work at NVIDIA.

You and I share a passion for science and engineering, and although we're separatedkept apart from someone or something in space or time. by about 40 years, we are both at the peaks of our careers.

For all of you who have been paying attention to NVIDIA and myself, you know what I mean.

It's just that in your case, you'll have many, many more peaks to go.