Nvidia’s yearly GTC developer conference commences in San Jose, California, this Monday, featuring CEO Jensen Huang’s keynote address slated for 11 a.m. PT / 2 p.m. ET.
The GPU Technology Conference, or GTC, serves as Nvidia’s premier yearly gathering, taking place from March 16 to March 19. This event is a traditional platform for the chip manufacturer to unveil innovations, promote collaborations, and articulate its outlook on the evolution of computing. Huang’s main presentation will delve into Nvidia’s critical involvement in the future landscape of computing and artificial intelligence. Attendees can view the two-hour speech live at the SAP Center or stream it online via the event’s official site. The YouTube live stream is provided underneath.
This comprehensive three-day conference will explore forthcoming developments in AI across various sectors, such as healthcare, robotics, and self-driving cars.
Regarding software, there are speculations that Nvidia intends to unveil NemoClaw, an open-source platform designed for enterprise AI agents, a detail initially reported by Wired. This platform would enable businesses to systematically develop and implement AI agents (autonomous software capable of performing complex tasks) and would enable Nvidia to compete with comparable services offered by entities such as OpenAI.
From a hardware perspective, there are also reports that Nvidia is preparing to launch a new processor aimed at speeding up the AI inference procedure — this refers to how an AI model utilizes its acquired knowledge to produce outputs or make choices, differing from the initial training phase that demands significantly greater computational resources. Accelerating and reducing the cost of inference is broadly recognized as a primary hurdle in widely deploying AI applications. This chip would mark Nvidia’s newest endeavor to command not only the training sector, where it holds an approximate 80% market share, but also the inference sector, where rivalry from bespoke chips developed by Google, Amazon, and others is rapidly growing.
Furthermore, numerous collaborations and demonstrations will be announced, highlighting Nvidia’s AI prowess across diverse industries.
According to Kevin Cook, a senior equity strategist at Zacks Investment Research, who spoke to TechCrunch, attendees can also anticipate insights into Nvidia’s strategy concerning its partnership with Groq, the inference firm from which Nvidia reportedly licensed technology for $20 billion late last year. Significant interest surrounds this alliance, particularly since Groq’s founder, Jonathan Ross; its president, Sunny Madra; and other team members have joined Nvidia to further develop and expand the licensed technology.