Nvidia Unveils 'OpenClaw' as the 'New Computer' at Annual AI Conference

CEO Jensen Huang says every company needs an 'OpenClaw strategy' to stay competitive.

Mar. 21, 2026 at 8:50pm

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At Nvidia's annual artificial intelligence conference in San Jose, California, CEO Jensen Huang introduced 'OpenClaw' as the company's new autonomous agent platform, describing it as the 'operating system of agentic computers' and 'the single most important release of software, probably ever.' Huang urged all developers, researchers, and tech executives in attendance to adopt an 'OpenClaw strategy' for their operations, comparing it to the need for an 'internet strategy' and 'cloud strategy' in the past.

Why it matters

Nvidia's push for 'OpenClaw' signals the company's ambition to lead the emerging autonomous agent computing market, which could fundamentally transform how businesses and individuals interact with technology. As Huang noted, failing to have an 'OpenClaw strategy' could leave companies as behind as those without a website in 1998.

The details

OpenClaw is Nvidia's new platform for enabling the creation of personal autonomous agents, which the company sees as the 'new computer.' Huang described OpenClaw as the 'operating system of agentic computers,' drawing parallels to how Windows enabled the personal computer revolution. He claimed OpenClaw has achieved a level of adoption in just three weeks that took Linux 30 years to accomplish.

  • The annual Nvidia AI conference took place last week in San Jose, California.

The players

Jensen Huang

The CEO of Nvidia, who introduced 'OpenClaw' as the company's new autonomous agent platform at the annual Nvidia AI conference.

Nvidia

An American technology company known for its graphics processing units (GPUs) and artificial intelligence computing platforms.

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What they’re saying

“Just like companies once needed an internet strategy and a cloud strategy, now every company in the world today needs to have an OpenClaw strategy. This is the new computer.”

— Jensen Huang, CEO

“It is no different than how Windows made it possible for us to create personal computers, what Linux took 30 years to accomplish.”

— Jensen Huang, CEO

What’s next

Nvidia is expected to provide more details on the capabilities and roadmap for OpenClaw in the coming months as the company seeks to drive widespread adoption of the autonomous agent platform.

The takeaway

Nvidia's introduction of 'OpenClaw' signals the company's ambition to lead the emerging autonomous agent computing market, which could fundamentally transform how businesses and individuals interact with technology. Companies that fail to develop an 'OpenClaw strategy' risk falling behind their competitors in this rapidly evolving technological landscape.