Why NVIDIA's developer conference is the Woodstock of AI and its CEO compares himself to Taylor Swift
Posted: Mon Jan 06, 2025 5:16 am
At the GTC developer conference on Monday, NVIDIA raised the curtain on the powerful Blackwell B200 AI chip, which promises to become the backbone of the revolution born from the womb of artificial intelligence in the years to come. However, beyond the presentation of such a sensational technological marvel, the conference stood out for the magnetic presence on stage of Jensen Huang, CEO of NVIDIA, who was celebrated like a real pop star.
The tech industry has probably not seen such a formidable spectacle since the iconic presentations led by Steve Jobs at Apple. At its GTC developer conference held last Monday in San Jose, California, NVIDIA, which has the reputation of being a pioneer in the field of AI, presented the new iran number screening Blackwell B200 chip, which aims to become the engine of artificial intelligence in the coming years.
The presentation was attended by a whopping 16,000 people , matching the usual crowds that pop stars gather at their concerts. And NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang was greeted at the hockey stadium where his crowded keynote took place like a top-notch pop star.
“We need bigger GPUs. And that’s why I’d like to introduce you to very, very big GPUs.” With these words, Huang introduced the new Blackwell B200 chip, which is designed to run at least four times faster than its predecessor , the Hopper H100 chip, which currently powers AI servers at companies like OpenAI and Google. The Hopper H100 is so dominant in the AI industry today that the price of Nvidia shares has skyrocketed by 240% in the space of just one year.
The tech industry has probably not seen such a formidable spectacle since the iconic presentations led by Steve Jobs at Apple. At its GTC developer conference held last Monday in San Jose, California, NVIDIA, which has the reputation of being a pioneer in the field of AI, presented the new iran number screening Blackwell B200 chip, which aims to become the engine of artificial intelligence in the coming years.
The presentation was attended by a whopping 16,000 people , matching the usual crowds that pop stars gather at their concerts. And NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang was greeted at the hockey stadium where his crowded keynote took place like a top-notch pop star.
“We need bigger GPUs. And that’s why I’d like to introduce you to very, very big GPUs.” With these words, Huang introduced the new Blackwell B200 chip, which is designed to run at least four times faster than its predecessor , the Hopper H100 chip, which currently powers AI servers at companies like OpenAI and Google. The Hopper H100 is so dominant in the AI industry today that the price of Nvidia shares has skyrocketed by 240% in the space of just one year.