Technology Magazine May 2023 | Page 18

The iPhone Moment of AI NVIDIA ’ s technologies are fundamental to AI , with Huang recounting how NVIDIA was there at the very beginning of the generative AI revolution . Back in 2016 , Huang handdelivered to OpenAI the first NVIDIA DGX AI supercomputer – the engine behind the large language model breakthrough powering ChatGPT .
Launched late last year , ChatGPT went mainstream almost instantaneously , attracting over 100mn users , making it the fastest-growing application in history .
“ We are at the ‘ iPhone moment ’ of AI ,” Huang said .
NVIDIA DGX supercomputers , originally used as an AI research instrument , are now running 24 / 7 at businesses across the world to refine data and process AI , Huang reported – “ DGX supercomputers are modern AI factories ”.
Microsoft and Nvidia At GTC , Huang also announced that NVIDIA and Microsoft will connect hundreds of millions of Microsoft 365 and Azure users to a platform for building and operating hyperrealistic virtual worlds .
“ Microsoft and NVIDIA are bringing Omniverse to hundreds of millions of
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