Get Acquainted with Nvidia’s CEO: The Man Propelling AI and Tickling Our Tech Funny Bone!

“There’s No AI Without Nvidia. Meet the CEO Powering the Future”

“Startups sprout like mushrooms after a rain, creating virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), and mixed reality (MR) applications, all of which require more computational power than traditional applications. They’re using hardware developed by Nvidia, the Santa Clara, California-based company co-founded by Jensen Huang.”

Oh, the wonders of tech startups! Every time you look, there’s a new one, teeming with the next big thing in AR, VR, or MR. And what’s powering those visions? Why, it’s Nvidia’s hardware, of course! Let’s not forget to throw a little praise towards Jensen Huang, the man who co-founded the Santa Clara-based company.

Nvidia was not always in the bright lights. Nah, its initial claim to fame (if you can call it that) was as a manufacturer of GPUs for gaming (a niche market back in the day). But look at Nvidia now, ladies and gentlemen! It’s on top of the world, its hardware’s fingers in numerous sectors – from fetching the maximum frames per second in a game, to facilitating the revolution in Artificial Intelligence (AI).

Indeed, the significant growth spurt of Nvidia is due largely to its success in the AI realm. Nvidia’s Graphics Processing Units (GPUs) are used far and wide across the sector. Big tech giants – yes, the likes of Google, Facebook, and Microsoft – use the company’s technology for their artificial intelligence systems. Even self-driving cars are Nvidia-powered.

“Huang believes that the next computing revolution will be powered by what he calls ‘programmable’ chips, not general-purpose CPUs.” Brace yourselves for a dose of reality check. Huang may be on to something here. With the necessary hardware coming of age, the next wave of the revolution may indeed be powered by these so-called ‘programmable’ chips. General-purpose CPUs, you’ve had a good run.

Just a thought though – imagine the implications! With current technologies such as speech recognition and natural language understanding still in development, the inclusion of programmable chips might just tweak the tech world into a wildly thrilling direction. Who knows where this rocket could land!

Fact is, Nvidia’s hardware has rapidly become the infrastructure of our digital world. It is almost as though the company has silently embedded itself into our day-to-day life, facilitating the ever-progressing transformation of the tech landscape. What else can we say? Bravo, Nvidia! Bravo, Jensen Huang! Keep those marvelous chips and gears rolling!

Read the original article here: https://www.wired.com/story/nvidia-hardware-is-eating-the-world-jensen-huang/