## Nvidia at CES 2026: Focus on Inference and Power Consumption Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang participated in a Q&A session at CES 2026, addressing several key topics for the company's future and the industry. Among the topics discussed were the Rubin architecture, the economics of AI model inference, power constraints, and the increasing importance of open-source models. Huang also highlighted Nvidia's commitment to **develop** and maintain software, emphasizing its fundamental role in the company's long-term success. "You sell a chip one time, but when you build software, you maintain it forever," the CEO stated, underscoring the centrality of software in Nvidia's offerings. The discussion provided an overview of Nvidia's future strategies, with a particular focus on optimizing inference costs and managing power consumption, two crucial challenges for the widespread adoption of artificial intelligence.