Jensen Huang just can't stop talking about Google's Nano Banana image editor. The Nvidia CEO's London press conference turned into an unexpected love letter to AI creativity tools, revealing how tech's most powerful executive actually uses the AI platforms his chips power. His enthusiasm signals a shift from enterprise AI hype to genuine consumer adoption.
The most powerful person in AI just went full fanboy mode. Jensen Huang, CEO of the company that makes the chips powering every major AI breakthrough, stood before London journalists Tuesday and declared his obsession with Google's Nano Banana image generator. "How could anyone not love Nano Banana?" he asked the room, practically bouncing with excitement. "Tell me it's not true! It's so good."
The enthusiasm isn't just CEO theater. Google's Nano Banana tool, which launched in August and lets users make precise edits to AI images while preserving background quality, has already driven a massive 300 million image surge for Gemini in the first days of September. The numbers come from Josh Woodward, VP of Google Labs, and they suggest consumer AI adoption is hitting a new gear.
Huang's London appearance wasn't just about image generators, though. He was there to announce Nvidia's $683 million equity investment in datacenter builder Nscale, part of a broader AI infrastructure push in the UK that includes investments from OpenAI and Microsoft. The move positions Nvidia at the center of Britain's AI ambitions, with Huang estimating Nscale will generate over $68 billion in revenues over six years.
"I'll go on record to say I'm the best thing that's ever happened to him," Huang joked about Nscale CEO Josh Payne, displaying the confidence that's made him one of tech's most quotable executives.
But it was Huang's personal AI usage that provided the most revealing insights. The leather-jacket-wearing billionaire, who previously told WIRED he uses AI agents in his daily life, laid out his specific platform preferences with the precision of a power user review.
"For something more technical I will use Gemini. If I'm doing something where it's a bit more artistic I prefer . If it's very fast information access I prefer - it does a really good job of presenting research to me. And for near everyday use I enjoy using ," he explained.
