According to the CEO of Nvidia Jensen Huang, the GPUs produced by the company have increased AI processing performance by at least a million times over the past 10 years, and they expect to do the same over the next 10 years. This announcement, even without emphasis, makes it clear how much to expect (and in how long) from AI systems, and what impact they will have on our lives in a short time: from health to mobility, through industrial production.
One million and one (another) million
Without us, nothing. This is the summary of Huang's words, if you want to know mine. Nvidia claims to have made it possible to build advanced AI models like ChatGPT, which require huge amounts of processing. What interests me about its release, however, is relative to the future: to the fact that between processors, systems and algorithms Nvidia will allow AI to make another huge leap, one (another) million times* more, and all by 2033.
What changes are expected due to the new generations of artificial intelligence? For us who are still digesting the wonder of hearing the "first cries" (already incredible), it is not easy to hypothesize. However, Huang himself gives us a hand by speaking at the event presentation of your company's financial results. Here is his prediction.
AI factories
Within the next 10 years, this massive further improvement of systems could lead to the creation of what he calls artificial intelligence “factories.” What are? In summary, they are factories that do not produce physical goods, but "soft" goods such as artificial intelligence. A bit like how software houses arose at the end of the 70s: we will see small, large and mega large ones.
And what will they sell us? I don't know exactly what to call them. Maybe we will find a name for them that doesn't make us always repeat "AI" or "artificial intelligence". Virtual staff? Synthetic assistants? Maybe. For example, a manufacturing company could use these “soft” assets to optimize production, reduce costs, improve product quality and prevent maintenance problems. Another company might use artificial intelligence to improve the user experience of its products and services, personalizing results based on individual needs. Here we are no longer talking about robots or algorithms that carry out a specific task, but that do or plan the work of entire departments, organizing entire company sectors.
And one day they take control… no, I'm joking. You're getting a little nervous though, eh?
* It is not entirely clear to me, after hearing Huang's statements, how the declared increases in performance are measured. But it is clear that he is optimistic that AI will accelerate exponentially in the coming years.
