While attending Oneida Elementary school in Kentucky, Jensen Huang, president and CEO of AI megamonster Nvidia (NVDA) , made a deal with his roommate. Related: Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang just told investors what’s next for the AI chipmaker Huang would teach the illiterate student how to read in exchange for being taught how to bench press.

The coming growth will be offset by the "incredible productivity" to come from reducing power grid waste, Jensen Huang says.

Nvidia Corp. Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang, who helped create the technology at the heart of the explosion in artificial intelligence computing, said nuclear power is a good option for the renewable energy needed for the growing number of data centers.