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Tue. 03/19 – Nvidia Developer Event

Mar 19, 2024
Kara Bornstein, founder of Stashpad—an innovative company crafting lightweight productivity tools—joins the discussion on groundbreaking advancements unveiled at the Nvidia developer event. They dive into Nvidia's revolutionary AI chips designed for large language models, and the impressive capabilities of the new Vlogger AI that transforms photos into videos. The conversation also touches on TikTok's regulatory hurdles, and how Stashpad Docs aims to enhance collaboration by prioritizing user-friendly design, making productivity seamless and efficient.
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Quick takeaways

  • NVIDIA introduces Blackwell AI chips for improved AI performance, Nim microservices simplify AI model deployment in production environments.
  • Google researchers unveil Vlogger AI model for creating lifelike videos from still images, potentially revolutionizing content creation and virtual reality.

Deep dives

NVIDIA Unveils Blackwell AI Chips for Enhanced Performance in AI Models

NVIDIA introduced Blackwell, a new generation of AI chips that can enable a significant performance upgrade for AI companies, boasting 20 pedaflops in AI performance versus the previous H100's four pedaflops. The new chips provide additional processing power for training larger and more intricate AI models to improve AI capabilities. The transformer engine in the Blackwell GPU is specifically designed for transformer-based AI, enhancing performance in AI models.

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