NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang delivered a far-reaching keynote speech at COMPUTEX 2024, highlighting the company's progress and future direction in AI, computing and robotics. The presentation was packed with insights into NVIDIA's latest technologies, applications and their potential to transform industries.
NVIDIA Beyond GPUs
NVIDIA’s Broad Technology Coverage
Huang started by addressing a common misconception: NVIDIA is more than just a GPU manufacturer. The company's innovations span multiple areas, including AI, computer graphics and simulation technology. This presentation is designed to demonstrate the breadth of NVIDIA's technology impact and its central role in the future of computing.
Generative AI: The future of computing
Understanding Generative AI
Jensen Huang provides an in-depth explanation of the concept of generative AI and explains its impact on various industries. He noted that generative AI is revolutionizing industry operations by creating new content, from text and images to entire virtual worlds. This technology is not just about automation, but about augmenting human capabilities and improving productivity across industries.
The role of accelerated computing
The need for acceleration
Jensen Huang highlighted a key point: the slowdown in CPU performance improvements and the exponential growth in computing requirements. He describes NVIDIA's solution: accelerated computing. By combining GPUs with CPUs, NVIDIA is able to dramatically accelerate computing tasks, making previously impossible applications feasible and cost-effective.
NVIDIA’s virtual world: Omniverse
A new era of simulation
Jensen Huang introduced NVIDIA Omniverse, a virtual world platform that combines computer graphics, AI and physics simulation. Omniverse acts as a digital twin of real-world systems, enabling simulations, predicting outcomes and optimizing processes in industries such as manufacturing, construction and climate science.
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Breakthrough in climate science: Earth-2
Fortune-telling
NVIDIA's Earth-2 project is a prime example of Omniverse's capabilities. The ambitious project aims to create a digital twin of the Earth capable of high-resolution continuous weather predictions. Simulations like this can help predict and mitigate the effects of climate change, demonstrating how NVIDIA technology can address global challenges.
The evolution of AI supercomputers
Blackwell and the future
Jen-Hsun Huang unveiled NVIDIA’s latest AI supercomputer architecture, Blackwell. Designed for large-scale AI applications, this represents a major leap in computing power and efficiency. He emphasized that this architecture can handle the huge computing load required by modern AI models while reducing energy consumption and operating costs.
CUDA’s virtuous cycle
Build a strong ecosystem
NVIDIA's CUDA (Compute Unified Devices Architectured) platform has reached a critical point, creating a virtuous cycle of innovation. With millions of developers and widespread industrial applications, CUDA has become a foundational technology for AI and accelerated computing. Huang Renxun pointed out that the growth of this ecosystem continues to reduce computing costs, allowing advanced AI to enter more industries.
Digital humans interact with AI
The future of human-computer interaction
Jensen Huang showcased NVIDIA’s progress in digital human technologies that combine generative AI, computer graphics, and natural language processing. These digital humans can interact with people in lifelike ways, opening up new possibilities in areas such as customer service, healthcare and virtual assistants.
Robotics and Physics AI
Revolutionize industries
NVIDIA is also making progress in robotics, with physics AI enabling robots to learn and perform complex tasks in real-world environments. Huang emphasized the potential of reinforcement learning and simulation environments such as Omniverse in training these robots. NVIDIA’s platform will revolutionize industries such as manufacturing and logistics by integrating AI-powered robots.
The impact of generative AI on the IT industry
new industrial revolution
Huang concluded by discussing the broader implications of generative AI, likening it to a new industrial revolution. He explained that this technology is changing the IT industry by creating new commodities such as tokens. These AI-generated tokens can be applied to a variety of industries, from healthcare to finance, providing unprecedented efficiency and innovation opportunities.
(Note: In the fields of AI and natural language processing (NLP), "token" refers to the basic unit or element in text. The term comes from the process of dividing text into smaller parts for processing. Specifically, token Usually a word, punctuation mark, or other smallest meaningful unit of text).
Jen-Hsun Huang’s COMPUTEX 2024 speech is of critical significance
Jensen Huang’s keynote at COMPUTEX 2024 demonstrated NVIDIA’s commitment to advancing technology. From generative AI and digital twins to accelerated computing and robotics, NVIDIA continues to lead change and address global challenges. The company's vision for the future is clear: to create technologies that not only enhance human capabilities but also pave the way for a more efficient, smart and sustainable world.
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