Jensen Huang, Nvidia's CEO and a key player in the AI chip industry, was notably absent from Time's 2026 list of 100 most influential people in AI.
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Surprising exclusion of Huang from the list
The absence of Huang from the list is all the more surprising considering NVIDIA's key position in the AI sector.
The company's GPUs are extensively used to train and run complex AI systems, making it a major player in this rapidly growing industry.
Despite his exclusion from TIME's latest edition, Huang had made it to their previous three AI 100 lists from 2023-2025.
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