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Is Nvidia the most important company in the world? With Stephen Witt

2025/6/11
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Stephen Witt: 我撰写本书的初衷是探索ChatGPT背后的技术,进而发现英伟达在其中扮演的核心角色。英伟达通过将原本用于视频游戏的硬件巧妙地改造为低成本的超级计算机,为人工智能的发展提供了至关重要的基础设施。黄仁勋作为英伟达的长期CEO,其远见卓识和对风险的承受能力,是公司成功的关键。他成功地将英伟达从一个在视频游戏市场中挣扎的公司,转型为AI硬件领域的领导者,这得益于他对并行计算的深刻理解和对未来趋势的准确把握。他如同淘金热中的卖铲者,从AI行业的蓬勃发展中获益匪浅。 我深入研究了黄仁勋的成长经历,发现他在肯塔基州一所特殊的寄宿学校的经历,塑造了他坚韧不拔的性格和对挑战的渴望。这段经历教会了他如何在充满竞争和不确定性的环境中生存和成功,这为他日后的商业决策奠定了基础。他总是选择最具挑战性的项目,并以极高的效率和毅力完成任务,这体现了他对风险的极高容忍度和对成功的强烈渴望。 英伟达的成功并非偶然,它源于黄仁勋对技术趋势的敏锐洞察力和对市场需求的精准把握。他预见到了摩尔定律的局限性,并果断地转向并行计算,这使得英伟达能够在AI硬件领域占据主导地位。他通过“脑提取”策略,从竞争对手那里挖走顶尖人才,进一步巩固了英伟达的竞争优势。 然而,英伟达的成功也伴随着风险。我与黄仁勋就人工智能安全问题进行了深入探讨,他认为人工智能的发展如同工业革命一样,最终将造福人类。但他对人工智能潜在风险的漠视,以及对人工智能可能产生的负面影响的忽视,让我感到担忧。 英伟达的未来发展方向将是机器人技术。黄仁勋正在努力将英伟达打造成机器人革命的中心,他认为机器人将取代大多数人类任务,而英伟达将负责训练机器人的大脑。 Carl Miller: (无核心论点,主要负责引导访谈和提出问题)

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This chapter explores Nvidia's journey from a video game hardware company to the leading provider of AI hardware. It covers Jensen Huang's background, early years at Nvidia, and the pivotal decision to repurpose their technology for AI.
  • Nvidia's stock price increased 300 times
  • Jensen Huang's consistent leadership for 30 years
  • Repurposing video game equipment for AI
  • Nvidia's profitability in the AI market

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In June 2024, Nvidia became the most valuable corporation on Earth. In Stephen Witt’s new book ‘The Thinking Machine’ he chronicles the astonishing story of how a designer of videogame equipment conquered the market for AI hardware, and in the process reinvented the computer.

He spoke about it with author and Research Director at Demos Carl Miller.


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