Jensen Huang talks about AI and climate change like a supervillain

<figure> <img alt="A photo of Jensen Huang against a black background." data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="Photo: Kiyoshi Ota / Bloomberg via Getty Images" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/09/gettyimages-2285784039.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">As Jensen Huang puts it, AI can help fight climate change - but only if it inflicts "an enormous amount of pain and suffering" first. </p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">The Nvidia CEO discussed the future of energy and AI's impact on our planet in the latest episode of <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/opinion/ezra-klein-podcast-jensen-huang.html"><em>The Ezra Klein Show</em></a>. But his comments boil down to the same accelerationist spin we've seen from a variety of tech leaders as well as President Donald Trump. They promise that AI will be such a gift to humanity that it's worth the damage caused by data centers currently running on dirty energy. </p> <figure class="wp-block-pullquote"><blockquote><p>Huang's extreme level of privilege is glaring</p></blockquote></figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Huang's extreme level of privilege is glaring in the interview. He …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/1000140/jensen-huang-nvidia-ai-energy-climate-change-supervillain">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>