Crowds and rock star-like excitement follow the charismatic CEO’s every step, but doing business in sensitive regions such as China and the Persian Gulf states brings its challenges.

NVIDIA also unveiled the first update to Isaac GR00T, its foundation AI model for humanoid robots, designed to help them learn and adapt in real time. The latest version, Isaac GR00T N1.5, includes GR00T-Dreams, a simulation tool that creates virtual training environments to accelerate robotic learning.

Wherever AI darling Nvidia's CEO Jensen Huang goes in Taiwan, his adoring fans and excited reporters follow, hanging on his every word, arms outstretched as they beseech him to sign books, posters and even baseballs.