An era of robotics, ‘AI factories’ powered by Nvidia’s chips and software is ‘in our near future’, CEO Jensen Huang says

In a speech ahead of the opening of Taiwan’s Computex trade show, Huang presented how ‘AI factories’ and ‘physical AI’ would help transform industries

His presentation reflects how Nvidia, the world’s most valuable semiconductor company, has emerged at the centre of the world’s AI revolution

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Nvidia’s chief executive outlines the future of artificial intelligence and robotics in his keynote speech on Sunday, ahead of the Computex trade show in Taipei. Photo: AFP

Ann Caoin Shanghai

Published: 10:04pm, 2 Jun 2024Updated: 6:27am, 3 Jun 2024

Nvidia founder and chief executive Jensen Huang on Sunday unveiled his vision for a new era of generative artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics for industries, powered by the chips, software and other advanced solutions from the company and its various hi-tech partners.

In a keynote speech ahead of this year’s Computex trade show in Taiwan from June 4 to 7, the 61-year-old Huang said computers are “no longer just an instrument for information storage or data processing, but a factory for generating intelligence for every industry”.

“We started with accelerated computing, and now, an industrial revolution,” he said. “Your computer [will not just] be a tool that you use. The computer will now generate skill. This is in our near future.”

Nvidia products such as its Blackwell graphics processing unit (GPU) and software framework called CUDA – for Compute Unified Device Architecture – were designed to provide the technical components for enterprises to establish advanced data centres called “AI factories” and developers to create high-performance AI applications for various industries, according to Huang.

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Huang’s keynote reflects how Nvidia – the world’s most valuable semiconductor company and one of only four hi-tech firms valued at more than US$2 trillion – has emerged at the centre of the world’s AI revolution.

The Santa Clara, California-based company has established a hardware and software ecosystem that forms the basis of new computers, servers and other products being deployed by the world’s largest data centre operators including Amazon.com, Microsoft, Alphabet’s Google.