NVIDIA AI Summit 2024, Mumbai

Jensen Huang introduced NVLink, NVLink Switch and the new range of Blackwell GPUs

The three-day event held at the Jio World Convention Centre in Mumbai, NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang engaged in a conversation with Mukesh Ambani, Chairman of Reliance Industries. Huang highlighted AI as an "extraordinary opportunity" for India, citing the nation's vast pool of computer scientists, massive data resources, and large consumer base as key drivers for AI innovation and growth. This discussion underscored India's potential to become a global leader in AI development and implementation. 

NVIDIA CEO  started his presentation, “To have such a large population and large industry of computer scientists at a time when this computing industry is going to become the intelligence industry. Leveraging on everything you have, everything you know, your indigenous advantage, and enormous amounts of data as well as a large population of consumers to drive that flywheel of intelligence to data and data to intelligence, and to have the national will to go do something about it is extraordinary,” Huang says on India’s advantages in the “intelligence revolution”.

During the NVIDIA Summit, CEO Jensen Huang unveiled an exciting array of new products, showcasing the latest advancements in AI and computing technology. Key highlights included the GB200 Superchip, the innovative NVLinkand NVLink Switch, and the new range of Blackwell GPUs. These products represent NVIDIA's commitment to pushing the boundaries of performance and efficiency, enabling organizations to tackle complex AI workloads and drive innovation in various industries.

'This is what a GPU looks like today': Huang

The GB200 Superchip features a hybrid configuration of 36 NVIDIA Arm-architecture Grace CPUs and 72 NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs, delivering a significant boost in performance. This design is optimized for handling complex AI workloads, enabling faster processing with improved efficiency. By combining the power of Grace CPUs and Blackwell GPUs, the GB200 Superchip is engineered to accelerate demanding AI and high-performance computing (HPC) tasks, making it a cutting-edge solution for AI infrastructure.

One of the most advaned switches developed': Huang

Jensen Huang introduced its NVLink and NVLink Switch, the building blocks of high-speed, multi-GPU communication for feeding large datasets faster into models and rapidly exchanging data between GPUs.

Huang shows off a key part of NVIDIA’s flagship Blackwell GPU called NVLink Switch on stage at the AI summit in Mumbai, India.

The GB200 Superchips in a DGX GB200 system are connected via fifth-generation NVIDIA NVLink interconnects, allowing them to function cohesively as a single supercomputer. This high-speed interconnect technology enables seamless data transfer between the Grace CPUs and Blackwell GPUs, facilitating rapid communication and data processing. This is crucial for efficiently managing and scaling large-scale AI models, as it ensures the system can handle immense datasets with minimal latency, driving optimal performance in AI and high-performance computing applications.

Jensen spoke on the AI's pivotal role in reshaping industries and how India is emerging as a global AI leader in this unmissable conversation between two titans- Nvidia's Jensen Huang and Mukesh Ambani at the Nvidia AI summit 2024.

Jenson said, we are witnessing a remarkable transformation in technology, particularly in the realm of GPU-driven capabilities. This evolution is evident in two key areas:

Text-to-Image Generation: Advances in GPU technology have enabled sophisticated models that can generate images from textual descriptions. This capability is revolutionizing fields such as design, art, and content creation, allowing for rapid prototyping and the visualization of concepts in real time.

Amino Acid to Protein Mapping: Similarly, GPUs are playing a pivotal role in biological research, particularly in bioinformatics. The ability to analyze and model the complex interactions between amino acids to form proteins is crucial for understanding biological processes and developing new drugs. This computational power accelerates research in genomics and proteomics, facilitating breakthroughs in healthcare and personalized medicine.

NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang and Akshay Kumar talk martial arts and growing up in Thailand.

NVIDIA India head Vishal Dhupar joins Huang on stage

Vishal Dhupar, M.D., South Asia at NVIDIA said  Information technology giants including Infosys, TCS, Tech Mahindra and Wipro are teaming with Nvidia to accelerate AI adoption. They’re creating new jobs and training nearly half a million developers for the era of AI. TCS also announced new business unit focused on Nvidia that will design and deliver curated AI adoption strategies by leveraging global centres of excellence (CoEs).

Tech Mahindra, on the other hand, announced the establishment of a CoE powered by Nvidia platforms to drive advancements in sovereign large language model (LLM) frameworks, agentic AI, and physical AI. Besides Tech Mahindra, Nvidia is partnering with IT giants such as Infosys and Wipro, to train about half a million developers to design and deploy AI agents using its software.

Jensen announced a partnership with Reliance Industries to build advanced AI infrastructure in the country. This collaboration aims to leverage Reliance's extensive digital ecosystem and NVIDIA's cutting-edge AI technologies to accelerate the development and deployment of AI solutions across various sectors in India. The partnership is expected to play a crucial role in empowering India's AI-driven future.

NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang in conversation with Reliance Industries’ Mukesh Ambani. Huang emphasised that AI is an “extraordinary opportunity” for India due to its ” large industry of computer scientists, enormous amounts of data, and large population of consumers.”

Meanwhile, Ambani said India had the best digital connectivity infrastructure besides the US and China. NVIDIA’s computing system GB-200 is undoubtedly the best technology, the Reliance chairman said, adding that he had “deep respect” for Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg for making the Llama AI model open-source.

The fireside chat between Huang and Ambani was live-streamed on NVIDIA’s official website. Stay tuned to our liveblog for all the important news and highlights from 2024 NVIDIA AI Summit in India.

Mukesh Ambani said, ee have also been fortunate to have strong connectivity infrastructure. Today, apart from the US and China, India has some of the best digital connectivity, including 4G, 5G, and broadband networks. While our company initially did not operate in this domain, we have now become the largest data company in the world.”

“Our volumes are equal to AT&T and Verizon combined,” he adds to which Huang retorts that the market size is quite an advantage. Ambani highlighted.