GTC 2026 Wrap-Up: Bringing Foundation Models to the Industrial Frontline
I had the honor of attending NVIDIA GTC 2026 alongside our Principal AI Architect, Peet Cremer, our Head of Cognite Atlas AI, Justin Lawyer, and our SVP of Partners & Alliances, Trygve Ronnigen. Between Jensen Huang's visionary keynote and the buzzing energy at the Microsoft Pavilion, one thing is clear: we aren't just talking about "cool AI" anymore - we are talking about AI that works in the physical, messy, and complex world of heavy industry.Our team spent the week diving deep into the next generation of compute and intelligence. Here are the core insights we’re bringing back from the ground. Key Takeaways from the GTC FloorThe pace of innovation is accelerating, and NVIDIA's latest announcements are shifting the goalposts for what's possible in industrial AI:Security for the Agentic Era: As we move toward autonomous AI agents, security is non-negotiable. NVIDIA's launch of NemoClaw, featuring the OpenShell sandbox and enhanced privacy, is a big step forward in making AI safe f