During the GTC 2024 press conference, Jensen Huang discussed the impact of generative AI, emphasizing that it goes beyond just chatbots like ChatGPT in today’s world. He mentioned that artificial intelligence sees data as numbers, or what the generative AI terminology refers to as tokens (OpenAI charges based on the number of tokens, not characters). Our interactions with AI involve converting tokens into readable words, but in reality, we can transform tokens understood by AI into anything we want, from text, images, sounds, molecular structures, proteins, sensors, to robotics control.
While the focus of GTC events might lean towards architectural graphics chips like Blackwell, ample importance was also given to robotics projects like Project GR00T. Although high-end consumer products were not showcased this time, NVIDIA is heavily pushing this category at an organizational level. During the keynote, Jensen demonstrated humanoid robots playing a pivotal role in future industries, as they can seamlessly replace humans without the need for specialized work environments.
He likened tokens today to electricity that we use daily, with power plants once using water currents to generate electricity. Similarly, future industries will utilize data (converted into tokens) to produce valuable token-based information.
TLDR: At GTC 2024, Jensen Huang highlighted the extensive capabilities of generative AI, showcasing how it can transform data into various formats beyond what chatbots currently achieve, emphasizing its potential impact across multiple industries in the future.
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