CES 2026 | AMD Chair and CEO Dr. Lisa Su Keynote

AMD Chair and CEO Dr. Lisa Su delivered the opening keynote for CES 2026 on Monday, January 5, 2026, at 6:30 p.m. PT at the Venetian, Level 5, Palazzo Ballroom in Las Vegas, Nevada. The approximately 2-hour presentation kicked off the show with a bold theme: "AI Everywhere, for Everyone", positioning AMD as a comprehensive AI platform provider spanning cloud, enterprise, edge, and consumer devices. Su emphasized that AI adoption has exploded from ~1 billion to over 5 billion active users projected in the next 5 years, driving the industry into the yotta-scale computing era (yottaflops = 10^24 operations per second), where compute power grows 10,000x from 2022 levels. She argued the real bottleneck is no longer models but scalable, efficient compute infrastructure—AMD's strength. Su framed AMD's vision as democratizing AI through an open ecosystem, high-performance silicon, and deep partnerships. She highlighted that "you ain't seen nothing yet," showing charts of explosive AI growth and stressing distributed AI (not just cloud-centric). The keynote blended strategic outlook, hardware reveals, and partner/customer stories to demonstrate real-world impact across industries like healthcare, robotics, gaming, and government initiatives. Yotta-Scale AI Compute: Su previewed the path to yottaflops, with AMD's portfolio enabling massive training/inference scaling. She showcased the Helios rack (introduced in 2025 but emphasized) and next-gen Instinct accelerators. Instinct MI Series Updates: Revealed the MI455 (320 billion transistors, 70% more than prior) for data centers, MI440X for on-premise enterprise AI, and previewed the MI500 (1,000x performance uplift over older generations). These power hyperscalers and companies like OpenAI. Consumer & PC AI: Introduced Ryzen AI 400 series (broadest/most advanced AIPC processors) and Ryzen AI Halo (purpose-built for AI developers, offline-capable, launching Q2 2026). Gaming & Content Creation: Teased next-gen Ryzen for high-performance gaming and AI-enhanced creation tools. Partnerships & Demos: Featured guests including: OpenAI president (on AMD chip importance for ChatGPT-scale models). Luma AI, Liquid AI, World Labs, Blue Origin (robotics/space innovation). Healthcare leaders (AstraZeneca, Absci, Illumina) on AI-accelerated drug discovery/diagnosis. Government tie-in: Michael Kratsios (White House OSTP) on AMD-powered supercomputers (Lux/Discovery) for the U.S. Genesis Mission. Broader Ecosystem: Emphasized ROCm (open software), education investments, and end-to-end AI from cloud to edge/devices. Su's energetic delivery, charts with upward lines, and partner spotlights reinforced AMD's competitive stance against rivals, focusing on accessibility and impact. The keynote was praised for its optimism and practical demos, setting a strong tone for CES 2026's AI maturity. The full replay is available on AMD's YouTube channel and CES platforms, with slides in the official distribution deck. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@techusiness Follow us on Social Media: Twitter / X https://x.com/Techusiness Threads https://www.threads.net/@techusiness Instagram https://www.instagram.com/techusiness/ TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@techusiness LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/techusiness/ Contact Info Email techusiness@gmail.com