Huang's comments follow reports that Altman is seeking to raise funds to address the global chip shortage, with potential investors including the UAE government. Nvidia, which has a dominant position in the AI chip market and is worth almost $1.8 trillion, has reportedly held talks with companies including OpenAI, Microsoft, Google, and Meta to develop custom chips for data centers. The company is planning to create a new division to design data center chips and AI processors for cloud computing firms.
Key takeaways:
- Nvidia CEO, Jensen Huang, indirectly criticized OpenAI chief, Sam Altman, for his plan to raise trillions to increase the supply of GPU chips needed for AI processing.
- Huang stated that developing AI wouldn't cost as much as Altman is seeking to raise, arguing that advances in computing would reduce infrastructure costs.
- He estimated that the cost of building AI data centers globally would amount to $2 trillion by 2029.
- Nvidia, which already has a dominant position in the AI chip market, is planning to create a new division to design data center chips and AI processors for cloud computing firms.