

GTC and Mr. Industrial AI
4 snips Mar 26, 2025
Jay Lee, a renowned expert and Director of the Industrial AI Center at the University of Maryland, dives into the evolution of Industrial AI. He shares fascinating insights from NVIDIA's GTC event, highlighting the shift from tech talks to valuable networking. The conversation also unveils the significance of inference in AI and its impact on profitability. Explore how AI is revolutionizing industries, particularly in drug discovery and semiconductor manufacturing. Jay's anecdotes give a glimpse into the future of AI-driven factories and the ongoing development of machine learning techniques.
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NVIDIA GTC Experience
- Robert Weber shared his experience at the NVIDIA GTC event in Silicon Valley with impressive celebrity encounters and a huge tech show crowd.
- The event mostly involved back-to-back meetings rather than only tech talks, highlighting its importance as a business hub.
Inference and Tokenization Focus
- Jensen Huang emphasized that inference is the key focus in AI for delivering industrial profit and performance.
- The concept of tokenizing the world and AI factories is central to NVIDIA's vision for digital twins and industrial AI integration.
AI Pioneer Recognized
- A Google employee recognized Zep, a pioneer in deep learning, during a lunch break at GTC and expressed admiration.
- This illustrates the deep respect and celebrity status some AI pioneers have in Silicon Valley tech events.