NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang Discusses AI Global Unity China Business Relations Taiwan Manufacturing and Corporate Ethics in New Interview
Chief Executive of the giant of graphics silicon NVIDIA, Jensen Huang gave a thorough interview to Channel NewsAsia to analyze the world of artificial intelligence. Huang guaranteed that the chip maker is not going to leave China and assured his strong belief that isolating the globe in separate competitive blocs is inefficient. Instead, he appealed to world governments to stand unified on the issue of software safety and distribution.
During the 1 hour interview, Huang was asked his opinion about the current friction between USA and China in the software field and described it as a "missed opportunity". According to him, 2 completely separated AI systems are senseless, he believes that both of the world superpowers need to find out how to cooperate instead of confronting each other since the technology could be used both to advance human progress as well as to damage it and world leaders must unite on how it should be developed.
Speaking about the location where most of the NVIDIA hardware is manufactured Huang identified Taiwan as the most vital point where further growth of the industry occurs. He specified that this region still is important for both progression of the entire field and fundamental hardware design and emphasized his immense gratitude to TSMC and its founder Morris Chang. "I am of the opinion that the graphics card producer wouldn't exist at all if it hadn't been for their decision", said he about TSMC during the early days and described it as a substantial risk they took for NVIDIA which inextricably links the future of both companies.
Ignoring the numerous geographical and regulatory barriers surrounding the sale of microchips, Huang confirmed that the company will not exit China. It continues to adapt its strategy to remain active in China and will not cease all relations with the nation.
The CEO spoke in particularly strong terms about corporate leaders blaming automation as the leading cause of mass layoffs in their companies. Huang declared that blaming automation and the advent of AI for staffing reduction practices among many business figures in both China and USA as "highly irresponsible" and that new and advanced software applications must augment rather than replace the workforce.
