Nvidia ’ s CEO , Jensen Huang , on the company ’ s role in the future of artificial intelligence and how we are at the ‘ iPhone moment ’ of AI
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Jensen Huang : Nvidia ’ s CEO on ‘ the iPhone moment ’ of AI
Nvidia ’ s CEO , Jensen Huang , on the company ’ s role in the future of artificial intelligence and how we are at the ‘ iPhone moment ’ of AI
Since founding NVIDIA in 1993 , Jensen Huang has served as its President , Chief Executive Officer , and a member of its Board of Directors .
Starting out in PC graphics , NVIDIA helped build the gaming market into the largest entertainment industry in the world today . The company ’ s invention of the GPU in 1999 made possible real-time programmable shading , which defines modern computer graphics , and later revolutionised parallel computing . More recently , GPU deep learning ignited modern AI – the next era of computing – with the GPU acting as the brain of computers , robots , and self-driving cars that can perceive and understand the world .
A recipient of the Semiconductor Industry Association ’ s highest honour , the Robert N . Noyce Award ; IEEE Founder ’ s Medal ; the Dr Morris Chang Exemplary Leadership Award ; and honorary doctorate degrees from Taiwan ’ s National Chiao Tung University , National Taiwan University , and Oregon State University , Huang has also been named the world ’ s best CEO by Harvard Business Review and Brand Finance , as well as Fortune ’ s Businessperson of the Year and one of TIME magazine ’ s 100 most influential people .
Prior to founding NVIDIA , Huang worked at LSI Logic and Advanced Micro Devices . He holds a BSEE degree from Oregon State University and an MSEE degree from Stanford University .
Nvidia helping enable AI breakthroughs In a recent keynote address at the company ’ s GTC conference , Huang outlined how a new generation of breakthroughs will be put at the world ’ s fingertips .
With computing now advancing at what he called “ lightspeed ” at GTC , Huang announced a broad set of partnerships with Google , Microsoft , Oracle , and a range of leading businesses that bring new AI , simulation , and collaboration capabilities to every industry .
“ The warp drive engine is accelerated computing , and the energy source is AI ,” Huang said in his keynote . “ The impressive capabilities of generative AI have created a sense of urgency for companies to reimagine their products and business models .”
NVIDIA and its partners are offering everything from training to deployment for cutting-edge AI services , with Huang announcing new semiconductors and software libraries to enable fresh breakthroughs .
16 May 2023