NVIDIA AI Podcast Zoom CTO Xuedong "XD" Huang on How AI Revolutionizes Productivity - Ep. 235
Oct 24, 2024
Xuedong "XD" Huang, Zoom's CTO and a trailblazer in artificial intelligence, discusses the company's shift towards an AI-first productivity platform. He reveals insights about Zoom AI Companion 2.0, designed to enhance productivity through federated AI. Huang explains how personalized language models are integrated to optimize user experience and streamline collaboration. He also introduces AUI, which merges conversational AI with graphical interfaces, revolutionizing workplace interactions and boosting efficiency.
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From Typewriters to LLMs
- XD Huang reflects on writing his master's thesis with a typewriter in 1983.
- He marvels at how far technology has come, from liquid paper to large language models.
Redefining Productivity
- Generative AI can redefine productivity beyond simply adding features to existing software.
- Zoom aims to create a new productivity suite designed for the generative AI era.
Zoom's Federated AI Approach
- Zoom uses a federated AI approach, integrating various LLMs like OpenAI, Meta, and others.
- This approach combines the strengths of different models, along with their own small language model.