From ChannelNewsAsia, December 6:
Artificial intelligence chip giant Nvidia could back an "iconic site" in Singapore for the booming technology, and also construct a new and bigger supercomputer here, said co-founder and CEO Jensen Huang on Wednesday (Dec 6).
The Taiwanese-American tech executive, whose 30-year-old company recently hit US$1 trillion in valuation, told reporters he was slated to meet Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and executives in the Economic Development Board (EDB) to discuss and "potentially announce some large investments" Nvidia is making in the Southeast Asian nation.
Asked for more details, Mr Huang said he could only reveal more after going over the proposals with Singapore officials. CNA has contacted EDB for comment.
Clad in his trademark black leather jacket, Mr Huang spoke effusively about Singapore's updated national artificial intelligence strategy (NAIS), which was unveiled by Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong on Monday.
At a Singapore Conference on AI on Monday, Mr Wong said Singapore wanted to triple its AI talent pool and have more companies establish their AI "Centres of Excellence" here. An "NAIS 2.0" report also proposes establishing an "iconic AI site" bringing together a community of creators and practitioners.
"I love that the ambition of Strategy 2.0 is not just to be participating in artificial intelligence but to be excellent in artificial intelligence, to be a world leader in artificial intelligence - and there's every reason to believe that you can," said Mr Huang, who called Singapore's report "incredibly thoughtful"....
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