TAIPEI (TVBS News) — Kaohsiung (高雄), Taiwan's southern industrial hub, is pioneering the nation's first AI-powered urban transformation through a partnership with tech giant NVIDIA, Mayor Chen Chi-mai (陳其邁) announced Monday (May 12). The ambitious "Kaohsiung Lighthouse Project" will deploy generative sovereign artificial intelligence systems to enhance municipal services and infrastructure management across the port city.
During his announcement, Mayor Chen positioned the initiative among the world's most extensive urban AI implementations. City officials have scheduled multiple technical forums and collaborative discussions with NVIDIA throughout May to accelerate development. Chen noted that COMPUTEX, Asia's premier technology trade show held in Taiwan's capital Taipei (台北), has created a timely opportunity for high-level NVIDIA executives—specifically the company's smart city division leadership — to visit the island.
The tech industry is abuzz with speculation that Jensen Huang, NVIDIA's founder and CEO, might use his upcoming Taiwan visit to reveal the location of the company's new international headquarters. When questioned during a Kaohsiung City Council session about Huang's possible visit to the southern city and any behind-the-scenes discussions, Mayor Chen notably sidestepped providing a definitive answer, fueling further conjecture about Kaohsiung's prospects.
Jensen Huang (黃仁勳), the Taiwan-born tech visionary who leads NVIDIA as its chief executive, is scheduled to deliver the marquee keynote address at COMPUTEX 2025. His highly anticipated presentation will showcase the company's latest breakthroughs in artificial intelligence and accelerated computing technologies that are reshaping industries globally. ★
