NVIDIA's Trillion-Dollar Vision, AI Model Wars, Record Funding, and Career Impact | March 18, 2026

In today's episode of DX Today, hosts Mike and Alex cover the biggest stories shaping the AI ecosystem this week.NVIDIA GTC 2026 — Jensen Huang's keynote reveals a $1 trillion AI chip demand forecast by 2027, the new Groq 3 inference chip, DLSS 5 for gaming, the Vera Rubin Space Module for orbital AI, and the OpenClaw platform positioned as "the Linux of AI agents."AI Model Wars — Over 255 model releases in Q1 2026. Gemini 3.1 Pro dominates benchmarks, DeepSeek V4 arrives with 1 trillion parameters, and API fragmentation creates new optimization opportunities.Funding — Nscale raises $2B, Yann LeCun's AMI raises $1.03B, OpenAI raises $110B, and robotics startups attract massive capital.Regulation — Washington, Virginia, Florida, and Kentucky pass significant AI bills. The federal push to override state regulation stalls.Career Impact — Top at-risk jobs identified. 93% of US jobs have AI-automatable components, but AI could boost global GDP by 7%.Facts. No hype. Stay curious.