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NVIDIA's Rubin: $10 Trillion AI Overhaul or Emperor's New Chips?

$10 trillion. That's the computing pile NVIDIA's Jensen Huang says AI is bulldozing at CES 2026. Rubin's here to save the day—or so the pitch goes.

Jensen Huang on stage unveiling NVIDIA Rubin platform at CES 2026

⚡ Key Takeaways

  • Rubin's extreme codesign slashes AI costs but risks vendor lock-in like Itanium's flop.
  • $10T computing refresh sounds epic—trillions in real spend ahead.
  • Open models boom, but NVIDIA's supercomputers pull the strings.

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Elena Vasquez
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Originally reported by NVIDIA Deep Learning Blog

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