DUBAI: Jensen Huang, founder and CEO of NVIDIA, said that the world is witnessing the beginnings of a new industrial revolution with artificial intelligence applications, which requires improving and accelerating the performance of computers to keep pace with this revolution.
This came during a session in which he was interviewed by Omar bin Sultan Al Olama, Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence, Digital Economy, and Remote Work Applications, and Vice President of the World Government Summit Organisation, within the first day of the World Governments Summit (WGS) 2024.
Huang said that there is no room for fear of artificial intelligence technology; Rather, we ought to work to benefit from it, calling on each country to have its own sovereign artificial intelligence system, so that it possesses the data necessary to document its history and future.
When asked about the advice he gives to heads of state regarding computing matters, Jensen Huang replied, ‘We are at the beginning of a new industrial re
volution with the emergence of artificial intelligence, similar to the industrial revolutions that took place with the production of energy from steam and electricity and the emergence of computers, as well as the Internet revolution.’
He added, ‘The volume of investment in data centres has reached approximately one trillion dollars, a number that will multiply several times in the coming years,’ pointing out that the new generation is generative artificial intelligence, which will contribute to improving and accelerating the performance of computers at the same time.”
He noted, ‘One of the best contributions we have made is the development of computers and artificial intelligence a million-fold in the past ten years, and therefore we have to take into account that it will be faster and more efficient.’
Regarding the countries unable to bear the cost of this development, Jensen Huang saw that ‘the current development calls for (democratisation of technology); there are researchers from various universities
working in this direction, and therefore we must harness the experience of researchers to accelerate the level of innovation, which will make the cost of buying and selling much lower.’
The president of ‘NVIDIA’ explained that artificial intelligence is a technology that we should not be feared of, but rather be benefited from as it is the beginning of the new industrial revolution.
He continued, ‘It is not an energy or food revolution, but rather the production of intelligence, and therefore every country must own the production of its own intelligence, and here comes the idea of ‘sovereign artificial intelligence’, so that the country possesses data to document its history and future.’
‘My advice to countries is the necessity of owning their national intelligence and not to allow someone else to do it,’ he added.
Huang responded to Omar Sultan Al Olama’s talk about the UAE’s methodology, which is rapidly seeking to enhance its artificial intelligence systems, by saying that the UAE has solidified its po
sition by incorporating the Arabic language into its developed systems and innovating a UAE-made AI model, praising the efforts of ‘Core42’ and various technology companies in the UAE.
Jensen Huang said, ‘The first thing that every country should do is build infrastructure and not work on a specific application; If you want to develop energy, you must build generators, if you want food, you must build farms, and if you want artificial intelligence, you must build infrastructure. It is not expensive, but there are companies that want to scare everyone, while in reality they are computers that you can buy, and every country is capable of doing that.”
He added, ‘Artificial intelligence is key to supporting many sciences and fields, and if we build an infrastructure, we can then strengthen innovative personalities and experts to support the artificial intelligence system.’
Regarding the obstacles to regulating artificial intelligence, the CEO of ‘NVIDIA’ explained that any new technology that is created requir
es the necessity of developing it safely and helping everyone to use it safely, just like the manufacture of cars, pharmaceuticals, and all industries that witness great regulation, and artificial intelligence will appear through various industries and contributes to their automation.
And he continued, ‘We want to democratise this technology to achieve safety and compatibility.’
Regarding the relationship between artificial intelligence and children’s education in the future, Jensen Huang commented, ‘You may remember the past 10 years; everyone believed that it was necessary for children to learn computer science and how to program, and the truth is that the opposite is true; we can produce computer technology so that everyone does not have to program, and thus everyone is now a programmer and this is the miracle; many people interact with artificial intelligence and every company talks about artificial intelligence today, and anyone can become a scientist or expert.’
He concluded, “The technological leade
rship of any country has been reset, and countries and people who understand how to solve problems in different specialisations can now use the technology available in their hands. Computers help you automate and organise your work wonderfully, making the use of artificial intelligence easier than ever before regarding computer use, and developing this process will be very facilitated.’
Source: Emirates News Agency