Stephen Witt: "Jensen Huang re-engineered Nvidia to make it the most valuable company in the world"

Abstract

The Thinking Machine is a deep dive into the rise of Nvidia, the company producing the microchips powering the AI “industrial revolution”, and its long-running CEO, Jensen Huang. LSE Review of Books Managing Editor Anna D’Alton spoke to the book’s author Stephen Witt about the reasons for Nvidia’s success and if its dominance is sustainable, how AI is transforming our societies and whether the massive investment in AI could create a bubble. The Thinking Machine: Jensen Huang, Nvidia, and the World’s Most Coveted Microchip. Stephen Witt. The Bodley Head. 2025.