Nvidia's Jensen Huang says AI ‘fundamental like electricity', praises Chinese models as ‘catalyst for global progress'
Speaking at the third China International Supply Chain Expo (CISCE) in Beijing today, on July 16, Huang added that China's open-source AI is a 'catalyst for global progress', as per an AFP report.
'AI is transforming every industry, from scientific research and healthcare to energy, transportation and logistics,' Huang stated.
'AI powers Chinese platforms like Tencent… Models developed in China like DeepSeek, Alibaba and Tencent are world-class,' he said, adding that AI today 'is fundamental infrastructure, like electricity'.
(This is a developing story, more updates coming…)
(With inputs from Reuters and AFP)
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