The founder and CEO of Nvidia, Jensen Huang, urged this Saturday to promote global cooperation in technology despite renewed tensions between the United States and China, and stressed that his company will seek a balance between regulatory compliance and innovation.
After receiving an honorary doctorate from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, the businessman gave a speech in which he pledged to maintain his businesses in China, amid the concern that Donald Trump’s victory in the US presidential elections could heighten the current geopolitical frictions.
The former North American president has threatened to increase tariffs by 60% or more against the Asian giant, while several analysts warn about the possibility of Washington imposing new sanctions on the world’s second largest economy and Hong Kong.
Nvidia’s artificial intelligence (AI) accelerators have become a benchmark in the sector, proving essential for companies and governments seeking to advance emerging technologies. Last Wednesday, the Californian firm announced profits of 19,309 million dollars in the third quarter (a 109% year-on-year jump), thanks to strong global demand for AI chips.
However, the US authorities have imposed restrictions on the sale of semiconductors most advanced company to Chinain order to limit Beijing’s development in chips.
A “new era” powered by AI
In any case, during today’s ceremony, Huang emphasized the significance of this moment for the graduating class, stating that the world is entering into “a new era driven by artificial intelligence.”
The billionaire at the head of Nvidia stressed that AI will transform scientific disciplines and impact all sectors, announcing the arrival of the era of robotics and the creation of new industries.
Furthermore, he highlighted the relevance of global cooperation in mathematics and science, underlining that global collaboration in open science “has existed for a long time and is the basis of social and scientific progress”and predicted that such cooperation “will continue.”
Although he expressed uncertainty about the future under the new Trump administration, Huang said his company, “regardless of the situation,” will continue to comply with “laws and policies.” current and will support its customers from “around the world”.
Its presence in the former British colony is of special importance, at a time when questions are being raised about the future of artificial intelligence. under the new American administration.
Huang has promoted the semiconductor company, specializing in graphics processing units and data centers, to recently unseat Apple as the first company in the world by stock market value.
Nvidia processors are key to the operation of the cutting-edge technologies of firms such as Google, Microsoft or OpenAI, competitors in the field of AI that, however, have mentioned the firm led by Huang as an ally in your latest product presentations.
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