GoKawiilNvidia's Huang visits Kazakhstan, calls country potential AI hub for Europe
Jensen Huang made his first trip to Kazakhstan, meeting deputy prime minister Zhaslan Madiyev and praising the country's energy resources and data center expansion plans. The visit follows Kazakhstan's June announcement of a $10 billion AI infrastructure partnership with Firebird to build a 100,000-GPU computing cluster, with Nvidia planning to invest in the venture.
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Huang's remarks suggest Nvidia sees Central Asia's cheap energy and government backing as an opening to diversify AI infrastructure beyond traditional hubs in the US and Europe. Kazakhstan's push, including its 'Year of Digitalization and AI' designation, indicates smaller nations are competing aggressively to capture AI investment and compute capacity, which could reshape where large-scale AI infrastructure gets built.
- Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang made his first visit to Kazakhstan, meeting the country's AI minister.
- Huang said Kazakhstan could become an AI computing hub for Europe, citing its energy resources.
- Kazakhstan is pursuing a $10 billion AI infrastructure deal with Firebird involving 100,000 GPUs, with Nvidia planning to invest.
Source: cnbc.com — Jenny Lee Evelyn Cheng, 2026-10-23
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